Hoffman Estates was handed a two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Wheeling on Thursday. The Hoffman Estates Hawks put the hurt on the Wheeling Wildcats with a sharp 11-2 win. For Hoffman Estates, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 defeat Wheeling walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Chinno Shellenberger looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Shemanskis, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Holmes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Hoffman Estates' victory bumped their record up to 8-23. As for Wheeling, they dropped their record down to 9-20 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Hoffman Estates does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheeling, they will head out on the road to take on Maine East at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheeling is facing Maine East at the right time seeing as Maine East is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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