Hillsboro baseball defeats Waverly, Unioto to start season
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians baseball team have won their first two games of the regular season by defeating the Waverly Tigers and the Unioto Shermans in non-league outings.
On Saturday, the Indians opened their season with a home victory, defeating the Tigers, 1-0, even as they were out-hit by Waverly, 3-2.
The Indians gained the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning with Hunter Chain knocking in Mason Stanley, as they were the two HHS players to have hits in the game.
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Stanley finished 1-for-1 with one run and two walks and two steals. Chain was 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Kelton Anderson and Justin Scott each forced a walk for the Indians.
For the game, the Indians left five runners on the bases, while Waverly left six on the bases.
Cayse Cameron pitched a complete seven-inning game. He allowed no runs on three hits and two walks. He finished with nine strikeouts in the shutout. Cameron threw a total of 92 pitches, 69 for strikes.
On Monday night, the Indians defeated the Unioto Shermans, 6-3 at UHS in eight innings.
The Indians scored one run in the first inning, followed by a two-run sixth and three runs in the eighth. The Shermans scored two runs in the fourth and one run in the seventh, tying the score at 3-3 to force extra innings.
For the Indians, Jonah Humphries was 2-for-4 with one run. Also with two hits was Ethan Watson at 2-for-4 with one RBI.
With one hit each were Chain, Cameron and Payton Bell. Forcing walks for HHS were Chain, Brian Smith, Anderson and Ethan Humphries.
Ethan Humphries was the winning pitcher, as he pitched 2.1 innings of relief. Humphries allowed one run (earned) on three hits and no walks, while striking out one, as he threw a total of 21 pitches, 17 for strikes.
The save went to Stanley with one inning of relief in the eighth. He allowed no runs and struck out one batter, throwing a total of 13 pitches, eight for strikes.
Sajoun Jones was the starting pitcher for the Indians. Jones pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and six walks. He finished with two strikeouts. Jones threw 89 pitches, 47 for strikes.
Next for the Indians is a non-league game at Blanchester at 4:30 p.m., followed by a game on Wednesday, March 29 vs. East Clinton in their South Central Ohio League opener at Shaffer Park.
On Saturday, the Indians opened their season with a home victory, defeating the Tigers, 1-0, even as they were out-hit by Waverly, 3-2.
The Indians gained the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning with Hunter Chain knocking in Mason Stanley, as they were the two HHS players to have hits in the game.
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Stanley finished 1-for-1 with one run and two walks and two steals. Chain was 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Kelton Anderson and Justin Scott each forced a walk for the Indians.
For the game, the Indians left five runners on the bases, while Waverly left six on the bases.
Cayse Cameron pitched a complete seven-inning game. He allowed no runs on three hits and two walks. He finished with nine strikeouts in the shutout. Cameron threw a total of 92 pitches, 69 for strikes.
On Monday night, the Indians defeated the Unioto Shermans, 6-3 at UHS in eight innings.
The Indians scored one run in the first inning, followed by a two-run sixth and three runs in the eighth. The Shermans scored two runs in the fourth and one run in the seventh, tying the score at 3-3 to force extra innings.
For the Indians, Jonah Humphries was 2-for-4 with one run. Also with two hits was Ethan Watson at 2-for-4 with one RBI.
With one hit each were Chain, Cameron and Payton Bell. Forcing walks for HHS were Chain, Brian Smith, Anderson and Ethan Humphries.
Ethan Humphries was the winning pitcher, as he pitched 2.1 innings of relief. Humphries allowed one run (earned) on three hits and no walks, while striking out one, as he threw a total of 21 pitches, 17 for strikes.
The save went to Stanley with one inning of relief in the eighth. He allowed no runs and struck out one batter, throwing a total of 13 pitches, eight for strikes.
Sajoun Jones was the starting pitcher for the Indians. Jones pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and six walks. He finished with two strikeouts. Jones threw 89 pitches, 47 for strikes.
Next for the Indians is a non-league game at Blanchester at 4:30 p.m., followed by a game on Wednesday, March 29 vs. East Clinton in their South Central Ohio League opener at Shaffer Park.