After a disappointing performance at last weekend’s city tournament, the Fruitport baseball team returned to its winning ways with a 7- 4 victory over Coopersville on the road on Wednesday.
Home runs proved to be the difference for the Trojans, particularly in the sixth inning, when Ryan Bosch hit a three-run blast to break a tie and give Fruitport its winning runs.
The Trojans opened the scoring in the first inning when Ricky Wiggins was hit by a pitch, forcing in a run. They fell behind 4-1, then pulled within a run by scoring twice in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by Trevor Rusnak and an RBI single by Christian Kennedy.
[1]Fruitport fell behind again, then tied the score 4-4 when Wiggins drove in a run on a groundout.
That led the Bosch’s dramatic homer in the sixth.
Bosch, Kennedy and Hudson Hazekamp each had three hits for Fruitport.
[2]Avery Lambers earned the win on the mound for Fruitport, scattering five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks in a complete game.
The Trojans, whose seven-game winning streak ended last Saturday in a city tournament loss to Oakridge, have now won eight of their last nine games. They are 12-7 on the season.
Fruitport will play the final two games the three-game series against Coopersville on Thursday.
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