High School Boys Baseball
Mount Pulaski defeats Argenta-Oreana 7-4
Hilltoppers improve to 11-0

 

[April 10, 2024] 

Luke Martin was masterful on the mound for Mount Pulaski on Wednesday afternoon at Veterans Park and he was able to go the distance, pick up the win and fan 11 Bombers along the way.

Mount Pulaski was quick to jump on the Bombers in the first inning, plating three runs. Landon Smith and Franklin Wade had RBI singles and Tyler Cross had a fielder’s choice that scored a run.

Landon Smith’s RBI double in the second inning made the score 4-0.

In the bottom of the third inning, Kolin Gibbs added a sacrifice bunt that scored Cross to increase the lead to 5-0.

The Bombers put together a couple hits and walks in the fourth inning to score four runs but it wasn’t enough to chase Martin from the mound. Mount Pulaski committed an error in the field that helped the Bombers run-scoring opportunity.

Chance Payne’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth inning plated one run and then the Hilltoppers added one final insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning, taking advantage of an error by the Bombers.

Martin was still sharp in the top of the seventh inning, getting a ground out and two strikeouts to seal the 7-4 victory.

Martin’s final stat line from his work on the mound showed two hits, one earned run, three walks and 11 strikeouts. Martin threw 103 pitches and 65 were for strikes. He faced 27 batters.

At the plate, Landon Smith was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Eric Cooper, Liam Smith and Franklin Wade each had one hit for the Hilltoppers.

Mount Pulaski will host Midwest Central today at 4:30 p.m.

[Teena Lowery]