SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
ANDOVER, Kan. — Caiden Beavers drove in four runs on three hits as Hutchinson rolled past Andover Central 19-6 on Thursday, plating nine runs in the fifth inning to break the game wide open.
Beavers doubled home two runs in the first inning and later added a two-run single in the fifth to lead the Salthawks, who pounded out 17 hits and stole five bases in the run-rule victory. Cole Bleything went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs, while Carter Morgan had three hits and drove in four, including a three-run triple in the fifth.
Hutchinson jumped ahead 6-1 after the first inning, sparked by Beavers' double, a fielder’s choice by JuJu Lyons, a two-base error, and back-to-back RBI doubles from Bleything and Landon Parks.
Morgan’s RBI single in the third stretched the lead to 7-4, and Hutchinson erupted in the fifth with six hits and nine runs — including a sacrifice fly by Lyons, an RBI single from Bleything, a bases-loaded walk by Parks, Morgan’s triple, and a run-scoring double by Jack Yoder.
Jack Davis picked up the win, tossing 4.2 innings and allowing six runs (four earned) on seven hits and six walks, striking out one. Bleything came on in relief to finish the fifth.
Maddox Archibald went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Jaguars (4-8), who have now dropped three straight. Carter Inslee added two hits and Brody DeGarmo walked twice.
The Salthawks (8-5), winners of two straight, return to action Wednesday against Campus at Hobart-Detter Field.
Hutchinson - 601 39x x - 19 17 5
Andover Central - 130 11x x - 6 7 2
W: Jack Davis (3-0). L: Jet Thompson. Time: 1:58.