Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Pole). They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Hutchison Hawks on Wednesday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Landon Ritter
| 04/30/25 vs Hutchison | 6 |
| 05/14/24 @ Hutchison | 4 |
| 04/26/24 @ Houston | 4 |
| 04/18/25 vs Homer | 2 |
| 06/01/24 vs Soldotna | 2 |
Landon Ritter looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, North Pole got a massive performance out of Pavel Kostov, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Kostov has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dylan Earl, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
North Pole always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Pole's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3.
Coming up, North Pole will square off against Non Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on the 9th. Hutchison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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