In what's become a running theme this season, Wendell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Declo Hornets with a sharp 9-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Wendell as they're now sitting on four straight.
Alex Hirai made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hirai has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hirai was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Julian Ponce was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Declo's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Bott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Wendell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Declo, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Wendell will have a chance to go back-to-back against Declo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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