Mount Pulaski defeats Clinton 11-1 

[April 04, 2022]  The Hilltoppers hosted Clinton on Friday afternoon at Veterans Park and with Landon Smith on the mound, Mount Pulaski picked up an 11-1 win over the Maroons. 

Smith (2-0) tossed five innings, allowing one run on three hits. He struck out five batters. 

Mount Pulaski scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Two runs were scored on errors. Clay Aylesworth drove in the other run with his triple to left field. 

Gavin Smith added an RBI single in the third inning to make the score 4-0. 

The Hilltoppers scored seven runs in the fourth inning. 

Gavin Smith’s two-run single plated the first two runs of the inning. Landon Smith also knocked in two runs with his double to left field. The Maroons were plagued by wild pitches, walks and errors in the inning and the Hilltoppers took advantage by pulling ahead 11-0. 

Clinton managed to score one run in the top of the fifth inning to avoid the shutout.

Mount Pulaski won by a final score of 11-1 and improved their record to 4-0. 

[Teena Lowery]