HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson High School Salthawk baseball team picked up two big wins over the Andover Trojans on Friday at Hobart-Detter Field.
Game 1 — Hutchinson 3, Andover 2
Jack Davis tossed a complete game and Hutchinson held off a late push from Andover for a 3-2 win Friday afternoon at Hobart-Detter Field.
Davis allowed just two earned runs on five hits while striking out five and walking one over seven innings to earn the win.
Hutchinson (2-3) got on the board early, scoring single runs in the first, second and fourth innings. Gabe Valadez went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in the first, while Cole Bleything and Jack Davis each drove in a run in the fourth to give the Salthawks a 3-0 lead.
Andover (5-2) cut the deficit to one in the fifth inning on a two-run double from Barrett Hill, but Davis worked a scoreless sixth and seventh to secure the win.
Caiden Beavers and Jack Yoder each had a hit and a stolen base for Hutchinson. Carter Morgan added a steal and scored on a heads-up steal of home in the third inning.
Hill finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Andover. Maverick Hurt took the loss, allowing three runs over five innings with three strikeouts.
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Game 2 — Hutchinson 4, Andover 2
The Salthawks (3-3) scored all four of their runs in the first inning, capitalizing on two Andover errors and an RBI single from Jack Yoder. Caiden Beavers also singled and scored in the frame, while Juju Lyons and Jack Davis each came around on miscues.
Lyons earned the win on the mound, striking out five over 4.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs. Cole Bleything recorded the final seven outs for the save, striking out three and giving up one hit.
Yoder went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI, while Beavers finished 3-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base to pace Hutchinson at the plate.
Andover (5-3) got both of its runs in the second inning on a sacrifice fly from Kale Brodhagen and a Hutchinson error. Aiden Henry took the loss, allowing four runs — none earned — over four innings.
The Salthawks will travel to Derby on Tuesday afternoon for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.