The McLennan Highlanders swept the Hill Rebels this afternoon in Hillsboro.
The Highlanders took game one 9-7 with Greg Maisto getting the win and Patrick Herbelin picking up the save. Zach Gonzalez was 3-4 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs. Evan Williams and Andrew Rhodes both hit doubles. Rhodes picked up two RBIs while Williams, Max Hogan and Miles Manning recorded one each.
McLennan defeated Hill 8-4 in the nightcap with Kody Hessemer on the mound for the win. Dalton Rodriguez hit two doubles with two RBIs. Zac Valenzuela also hit a double and picked up two RBIs. Trevor Podsednik had two RBIs and Rhodes had one.
McLennan 9, Hill 7
McLennan 110 400 3 – 9 13 2
Hill 000 032 2 – 7 7 0
Greg Maisto, Conner Camacho (7), Patrick Herbelin (7) and Mason George. Hunter Mayo, Nate Kent (4), Nate Harris (7) and Justin Arrington. WP: Maisto; LP: Mayo; Save: Herbelin. Leading hitters – McLennan: Evan Williams (3-4, 2B, RBI), Max Hogan (3-4, RBI), Andrew Rhodes (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI), Zach Gonzalez (3-4, HR, 2 RBI) and Miles Manning (1-3, RBI); Hill: Bryce Stark (1-4, RBI), Justin Arrington (0-3, RBI), Cameron Warner (1-4, RBI), Ben Hollas (1-2, RBI), Garrett Kaiser (2-3, RBI) and Billy Germaine (1-4, RBI). Record: McLennan 20-19 (9-10).
McLennan 8, Hill 4
McLennan 100 141 010 – 8 10 1
Hill 002 000 011 – 4 8 1
Kody Hessemer, Tyler Watson (8) and Dalton Rodriguez. Cameron Linck, Isaiah Rojas (6), Tyler Jaynes (7), Connor Reed (9) and Billy Germaine. WP: Hessemer; LP: Linck. Leading hitters – McLennan: Andrew Rhodes (1-2, RBI), Zac Valenzuela (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI), Trevor Podsednik (2-4, 2 RBI) and Dalton Rodriguez (2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI); Hill: Bryce Stark (1-4, HR, 2 RBI), Waldemar Ramos (1-3, 2B), Mason Paxton (1-4, HR, RBI) and Billy Germaine (2-3, HR, RBI). Record: McLennan 21-19 (10-10).