High School Boys Baseball
Mount Pulaski slams their way past Meridian 15-3
Hilltoppers hit two home runs

 

[May 01, 2024] 

The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers continued their stellar season with a 15-3 win over Meridian on Monday night in Macon.

The game was pretty much in the win column for Mount Pulaski after an eight-run third inning, capped off by a grand slam by Chance Payne.

Landon Smith added a two-run shot to keep the Hawks at a distance as the two teams faced off on Snitker Field, named for former Macon baseball player and current Atlanta Braves manager, Brian Snitker.

The Hilltoppers bats were making contact early, with Franklin Wade and Eric Cooper each recording RBI singles in the first inning to give Mount Pulaski a quick 2-0 lead.

Aaron Volle had a single in the second inning and after stealing second, he scored later in the inning on an error, giving Mount Pulaski a 3-1 advantage.

Cooper and Tyler Cross singled as the third inning got underway and with a handful of walks in the inning, Mount Pulaski was crossing home plate one run after another.

And who doesn’t love to clear the bases with one swing? That’s exactly what hot-hitting junior Chance Payne did next for the Hilltoppers.

With the bases loaded and one out, Payne crushed the 2-1 pitch over the right field fence and Tucker Fitzpatrick, Landon Smith and Preston Cowan all scored on the grand slam.

Mount Pulaski’s lead escalated to 11-1.

Three more runs crossed home plate for the Hilltoppers in the fourth inning. Volle had an RBI double and Landon Smith crushed a two-run home run to left.

Liam Smith’s RBI single in the fifth inning made the score 15-2.

Meridian scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning before the game ended with a runner out at home.

Mount Pulaski improved to 19-1 on the season with the 15-3 win over Meridian.

Liam Smith (3-0) got the win for Mount Pulaski. He worked five innings, allowing three hits and three unearned runs. He walked four and struck out nine.

Eric Cooper and Aaron Volle led Mount Pulaski with two hits apiece at the plate. Landon Smith, Franklin Wade, Chance Payne, Liam Smith and Tyler Cross each had one hit for the Hilltoppers.

Payne led the team with four runs driven in and Landon Smith was right on his heels with three RBIs.

Volle and Wade each drove in two runs.

Mount Pulaski will honor their seniors tonight in a game versus Athens.

Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

[Teena Lowery]