In what's become a running theme this season, Hutchinson-Central Tech gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the International Prep at Grover Presidents as the Hutchinson-Central Tech Engineers made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Hutchinson-Central Tech who now have three in a row.
Nick Stewart and Julian Roman were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Stewart struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Roman struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Stewart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Stewart got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four RBI and a run, while Roman scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ricaldo Valdez and Nathan Mulligan did most of the damage at the plate: Valdez scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Mulligan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Alberto Oquendo, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hutchinson-Central Tech's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for International Prep at Grover, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hutchinson-Central Tech will take on Olmsted at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hutchinson-Central Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for International Prep at Grover, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Park at 4:30 p.m. International Prep at Grover is facing South Park at the right time seeing as South Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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