Red Devils Tame Tigers!

Hinsdale and Wheaton Warrenville South tied 3-3 tie going into the sixth when the Red Devils blew the game open scoring 5 in the top half and then added a couple more in the seventh to beat the Tigers 10-3 on another solid hitting and pitching day.

The Red Devils got on the board in the third inning with 3 runs on six hits. Matt Timmermann lead off with a single, Garrett Knecht singled to right and then Tommy Delzenero singled to right scoring Timmermann. Mike Fikaris, Sam Lucente and Peter Foley all had back-to-back-to-back singles to left scoring both Knecht and Delzenero.

In the big sixth inning, Jack Fuller reached on an error leading off, Timmermann double to the wall in left. Knecht singled scoring Fuller and Timmermann. Tom Bieber doubled to deep left center scoring Knecht. Fikaris hit a big home run to left field scoring Bieber and himself.

Hinsdale added a couple more insurance runs in the seventh as Delzenero reach on an error, Fikaris doubled to left center scoring Delzenero. Lucente and Foley both singled as Fikaris scored to close out the day.

It was a big offensive day with 18 hits. In addition to the above hits, other hits in the game were Fikaris (single), Lucente (single) and Foley (3 singles).

The Red Devils pitching was very strong again lead by starting pitcher Jay Richards (3 innings, 3 hits, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, 2 runs), Michael Huebner (1.67 innings, no hits, 2 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 unearned run), Luke Rafferty (.33 innings, no runs) and closing the game by Alec Hardy (2 innings, 2 hits, 2 strikeouts, no runs). Great job to all of the pitchers!