BASEBALL: Lewis Cass knocks off TRC leading Northwestern
WALTON — The Cass Kings baseball team showed what they are capable of against one of the best teams in the TRC on Thursday night. The Kings were in command from the outset in an 8-5 win over the rival Northwestern Tigers at Flip Marschand Field. The Kings (6-6, 1-2 TRC) snapped a four-game losing streak with the win against the defending league champion Tigers (7-3, 2-1).
They jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings of play and led the rest of the way. Kaison “Frank” Hipsher-Walker (3-1) recorded a complete-game victory, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out four. “It was a good team win,” Hipsher-Walker said.
“We hit the ball. We didn’t make too many errors. Good catcher behind the plate (junior Tyler Foley).
And it was really rewarding and deserving for us. ” The senior left-hander said he relied on good ol’ No. 1 for a lot of the night.
“I think my fastball worked really well,” he said. “I think they were expecting a lot of curveballs because I’m a lefty. But I kept working and attacking them with fastballs and I think they just couldn’t really catch up to it that much.