HUBBARD DELIVERS A BIG BLOW TO SOUTH RANGE

Hubbard snagged a late lead and defeated South Range 5-1 on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with Hubbard batting in the top of the eighth when Ben Wilcox singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

In the first inning, Hubbard got their offense started. Andrew Kali drove in one when he doubled.

In the bottom of the first inning, South Range tied things up at one. Tyson Tarajack was hit by a pitch, driving in a run.

Gabe Rusnak was credited with the victory for the Eagles. The righty went seven innings, allowing one run on six hits and striking out 14. Kali threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Tarajack led things off on the mound for South Range. Tarajack allowed eight hits and one run over seven innings, striking out eight and walking zero. Konnor Brogan and Logan Baxter entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two-thirds of an inning and one-third of an inning respectively.

Hubbard collected 13 hits on the day. Braydon Songer and Kali all had multiple hits. Songer led Hubbard with four hits in five at bats. The Eagles were sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Johnny Reyes had the most chances in the field with 16.

The Raiders saw the ball well today, racking up seven hits in the game. Nick Plunkett and Joe Aey each managed multiple hits.