In what's become a running theme this season, Hazel Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past the Fitzgerald Spartans 11-1. Winning may never get old, but Hazel Park sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Ryan Lee made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lee has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lee was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Josh Wilkowski and Caleb Kerce did most of the damage at the plate: Wilkowski scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kerce scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. Wilkowski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Hazel Park is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Fitzgerald, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Hazel Park will head out on the road to square off against New Haven at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Hazel Park's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matchups. As for Fitzgerald, they will be playing at home against Hamtramck at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamtramck is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Fitzgerald will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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