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Mount Pulaski beats Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 15-0

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[May 04, 2021]   

 

The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers beat Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 15-0 last Tuesday behind a great pitching performance by Evan Cooper. Cooper allowed just one hit and struck out eight batters in the three-inning game.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Grant Davis, the Hilltoppers offense exploded for nine runs in the second inning. A.J. Bailey had an RBI single in the second inning to start the scoring. Evan Cooper’s single drove in two runs for the Hilltoppers. Cooper came around to score the Hilltoppers fifth run on an error by the shortstop. Landon Smith added an RBI double that scored Drew Martin. Smith came around to score another Mount Pulaski run on a passed ball. Davis added an RBI single and then he advanced bases via errors and scored on a wild pitch. An RBI double by Clay Aylesworth completed the big inning for the Hilltoppers.

The score was 10-0 heading into the bottom of the second inning.

Cooper struck out the side on nine pitches in the second inning.

The Hilltoppers put the game away in the top of the third inning, scoring five runs. Landon Smith added another RBI single to his stat sheet. Davis batted in two runs on a line drive to center. Garrett Fitzpatrick doubled to center to drive in another run. Cooper drove in the final run of the game on a single to right field.

In the Tornadoes half of the third inning they did manage a hit. A two-out double off Cooper was all the offense the Tornadoes had on the day. Cooper managed three more strikeouts in the inning and Mount Pulaski won easily by a final of 15-0.

The Hilltoppers improve to 4-0 on the season.

[Teena Lowery]

 

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