High School Boys Baseball
Mount Pulaski shuts out Unity Christian 15-0
Liam Smith pitches and hits to lead Toppers

 

[March 29, 2024] 

Mount Pulaski improved to 6-0 on the season with a 15-0 thumping of the Unity Christian Lions on Thursday afternoon at home.

Liam Smith was dominant on the mound for the Hilltoppers, earning the win, while working three innings. He allowed three hits, two walks and struck out seven batters.

At the plate, Liam Smith led Mount Pulaski with a 3-for-3 performance and a run scored and an RBI.

After the six-run first inning, it was pretty clear this game could get over quickly. Three walks, including the free base to the lead-off hitter, Eric Cooper, and three hits in the opening inning allowed the Hilltoppers to plate six runs. Liam Smith and Preston Cowan had RBI singles in the inning and Luke Martin crushed an RBI triple. Mount Pulaski also scored on an error and a wild pitch.

Mount Pulaski scored nine runs in the second inning that sealed the fate of the Lions.

Landon Smith drove in a run with a triple while Cowan and Carter Clark added run-scoring singles. Cooper’s inside the park home run also brought home Franklin Wade and Cowan. Tyler Cross batted in a run with a sacrifice fly and the Hilltoppers scored their last run of the game on a wild pitch.

Liam Smith cruised through three innings and was relieved on the mound by Jaeden Jackson.

Jackson pitched the fourth inning, facing four batters. He struck out one and hit one batter, before retiring the final two batters on pop outs.

The Hilltoppers won by the 15-run rule.

Mount Pulaski pounded out 12 hits versus the Lions.

Along with Liam Smith’s multi-hit game, Preston Cowan was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Eric Cooper, Keoni Charron, Austin Kretzinger, Landon Smith, Ticker Fitzpatrick, Luke Martin and Carter Clark each had one hit for Mount Pulaski.

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

[Teena Lowery]