KLAMATH FALLS, Ore – The Henley Hornets (13-0; 21-1) defeated the Mazama Vikings (1-10; 2-17) 15-3 on Tuesday to extend the current winning streak to 16 games.
The Vikings struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Deshawn Carter knocked in a run after reaching base on an error, and Mason Spivey grounded out to score another. Henley responded with a run of their own in the top of the second. The third inning is where Henley claimed the lead and never relinquished. The Hornets scored six runs and three of them came from back to back triples from Luke Austin and Payton Price.
Henley continued to score on a young Mazama pitching staff after the starter, Oregon Tech commit Marcos Ulloa-Ford, exited the game after only 2.2 innings pitched. Ulloa-Ford allowed five hits and of the seven runs that scored on his watch, none of them were earned. He walked and struck out five batters.
The teams combined for 11 errors in the contest and 13 unearned runs.
Corbin Hamilton got the start on the mound for Henley and pitched a complete five inning game. With the win, Hamilton improved to 5-0 on the season and this marked his third consecutive complete game. In those three games he has only allowed one earned run to give him an ERA of 0.90 on the year.
Connor Shively recorded two base hits and an RBI for Henley. Lane Frank also had two knocks with two RBI. Aiden Hayes, Payton Price, Beau Pyle, Carson Siems, and Luke Austin each had one RBI. For Mazama, Ulloa-Ford went 2-3 and scored two runs, and Spivey recorded an RBI on a groundout in the first inning.
These teams will rematch on Thursday to close the season series, which Henley leads 3-0. The first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. at Mazama High School.
