It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Greenville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the West Middlesex Big Reds out 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Greenville also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Noah Philson and Soren Hedderick made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Philson struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Hedderick tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Philson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, while Hedderick scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brandon Stubert was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bennett Hayne was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On West Middlesex's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Gilson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Gilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Greenville and bumps their season record up to 12-5. As for West Middlesex, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Greenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Middlesex, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cranberry Area at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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