Baseball Recap: Henley Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Henley had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They blew past the Klamath Union Pelicans 11-2. Considering the Hornets have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Corbin Hamilton made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, earning one run and two stolen bases.

In other batting news, Mark Carpenter was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Beau Pyle was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Henley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.

Henley's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Klamath Union, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.

Henley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Klamath Union: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.