Riley Swenson's two run homer in the top of the fifth inning broke open a close game and Jacob Goraczkowski struck out two batters with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Chaska Hawks to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles Wednesday night at Derrick Keller Field at Dakota Park.
The Hawks got out of the starting gate in the top of the first with three runs. Benji Hildalgo and Reid Young led off the game with singles and Goraczowski drove them home with a two run double. He would score on Mac Born's RBI single to put Chaska ahead by three.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Orioles would get on the scoreboard as Riley Dvorak, who would be on base in all four plate appearances, hit an RBI single to score Johnny Sorenson.
Chaska would widen their lead in the top of the fifth that started with a walk by Benji Hildalgo and ended with a two run home over the padded left center field fence that would put the Hawks ahead 5-1. St. Louis Park would load the bases in the bottom of the inning and had a chance to vault into the lead but Dvorak hit into a force play that ended when Jacob Stillman was thrown out at home plate. Luke Mobley would fly out to center field to lead the runners stranded.
The Hawks added a run to their ledger in the top of the seventh. A throwing error by Oriole catcher Sam Hunt on a dropped third strike enabled pinch hitter Joseph Jersak to reach base. Jersak would account for the Hawks only seventh inning rum as he would score on a sacrifice fly from Benji Hildalgo The Orioles had their best effort in the bottom of the seventh as Connor Cornell's RBI double would score Jack Elias. Chaska would make a pitching change as Goraczkowski would enter the game in relief of Zach Hartford and hoped to clinch the victory. St. Louis Park would end the game with the bases loaded as Mobley and Shadle would strike out to end the potential rally.
Hartford would strike out four batters as he struck out the side in the fourth inning.
The Hawks improved their record to 11-3 and heads up to New Hope on Friday, May 12 to face the Cooper Hawks at 4:30 PM. The Orioles fell to 6-7 and will also be on the road on the 12th, heading to Chanhassen to weather the Storm.
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