Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask George Washington). Everything went their way against the Hinkley Thunder on Saturday as George Washington made off with a 22-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won three games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Alex Sieren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of George Washington's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Sieren was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
Max Watada
| 03/22/25 @ Hinkley | 4 |
| 03/15/25 vs Skyview | 2 |
| 05/11/24 @ Kennedy | 2 |
| 05/03/24 @ Aurora Central | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Denver South | 1 |
In other batting news, Max Watada was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Adrian Reed was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
George Washington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
George Washington now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hinkley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
George Washington will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Harrison at 3:30 p.m. on April 1. As for Hinkley, they will be playing at home against Gateway at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gateway has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something Hinkley will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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