Hilltoppers blank Illini Bluffs 2-0

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[April 24, 2022]    Mount Pulaski’s Evan Cooper pitched a complete game shutout on Thursday against Illini Bluffs, guiding the Hilltoppers to a 2-0 victory over their Tomahawk Conference opponent. 

 

Cooper (3-2) allowed just four hits in seven innings. He struck out eight batters and walked just two batters.

 

The Hilltoppers offense provided all the runs needed in the top of the second inning. Both Jackson Fricke and AJ Bailey singled in the inning. Gavin Smith’s grounder scored Fricke with the first run of the game. Kolin Gibbs singled to score Bailey with the Hilltoppers second run.

 

The Hilltoppers 2-0 lead was threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning when the Tigers had the bases loaded on two Mount Pulaski fielding errors and a walk. Cooper recorded the final two outs of the game on strikeouts and the Hilltoppers held on for the 2-0 win.

 

Offensively for Mount Pulaski, Jackson Fricke was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Kolin Gibbs was 1-for-3 with an RBI. AJ Bailey was 1-for-2 with a run scored. Liam Smith was 1-for-4 and Gavin Smith had one RBI.

 

Mount Pulaski improves to 11-3 on the season.

 

The Hilltoppers will host Springfield Southeast today at 4:30 p.m. at Veterans Park.

 

Mount Pulaski will play Springfield Lanphier Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield. 

[Teena Lowery]

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