Hoggard typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Laney proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Hoggard Vikings. The win was familiar territory for Laney who now have three in a row.
Laney got a great performance from Jason Sproull as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Sproull has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carston Wedemeyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was JB Brooks, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Hoggard's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Mason, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Laney's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Hoggard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-4.
Laney will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Columbus at 6:30 p.m. South Columbus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Laney's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hoggard, they will head out on the road to take on Topsail at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoggard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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