Dominick Bello drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the host Hoptown Hoppers defeated the Henderson Flash 6-5 Tuesday night at Christian County High School.
The Hoppers trailed 5-3 entering the bottom of the ninth but Myles Denton led off with a walk and went to second on a single by Bruce Wyche. Owen Hutcheson doubled to score Denton and cut the lead to 5-4. After a strikeout, Wyche scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 5 and Hutcheson moved to third on the play.
Bello, who was pinch hitting, flew out to right field allowing Hutcheson to score the winning run.
Wyche finished 3-for-5 on the night for the Hoppers. Hutcheson went 2-for-5 and Evan Cardwell also had a pair of hits.
Hoptown led 3-0 after four innings, but the Flash responded with two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to take a 5-3 advantage.
Owen Boswell was credited for the win.
The Hoppers improved to 9-16 on the season and will travel to Madisonville to take on the Miners at 6:30 p.m. today.
Score by Innings:
Henderson Flash 000 023 000 – 5 6 1
Hoptown Hoppers 010 200 003 – 6 11 3
WP – Boswell
LP – Brew
Leading Hitters: Hoptown – Scheidt (1B), Denton (1B), Wyche (3 1B), Hutcheson (2B, 1B), Butts (1B), Laurent (2B), Cardwell (2 1B).
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