Bingham won the last time they faced Copper Hills, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Bingham Miners came out on top against the Copper Hills Grizzlies by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bingham.
Bingham got a great performance from Austin Wheeler as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Abraham Atencio, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Dabo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Copper Hills' side, they got a good showing from Collin Haymond, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Haymond has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Copper Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MacRae Flockhart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brody Beebe, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Bingham's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Copper Hills, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bingham beat Copper Hills by a score of 18-11.
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