Baseball team earns 7-5 win over Douglas at Butler Park

  • Hot Springs senior Blake Hanes hurls a ball towards home plate while a Douglas runner takes a lead off of second base during a game played at Butler Park last Friday, April 5. Hanes earned the win in the game after pitching five innings and earning four strike outs. He was also 3-for-3 batting in the game with one RBI. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    Hot Springs senior Blake Hanes hurls a ball towards home plate while a Douglas runner takes a lead off of second base during a game played at Butler Park last Friday, April 5. Hanes earned the win in the game after pitching five innings and earning four strike outs. He was also 3-for-3 batting in the game with one RBI. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Bison baseball team picked up its first win of the season last Friday, April 5, at home versus the Douglas Patriots when they earned a 6 1/2 inning victory by a score of 7-5, thanks to a big five-run third inning for the hometown boys.

    “Our varsity squad came ready to play against Douglas and looked like a hardened baseball team,” said Hot Springs head coach Brandon Pe…