Grady Hopkin was in the zone on Wednesday, tallying four hits and leading Brighton Varsity Bruins to a 10-2 win over Gates Chili. Hopkin tripled in the first, singled in the second, singled in the fifth, and doubled in the sixth.
An early lead helped propel Brighton Varsity Bruins to victory. Brighton Varsity Bruins scored on a groundout by Carter Sloan in the first inning, a triple by Wes Sturrup in the second inning, and a single by Hopkin in the second inning.
Brighton Varsity Bruins tallied four runs in the sixth inning. Hopkin and Jordan Howe all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.
Hopkin was the winning pitcher for Brighton Varsity Bruins. The righty went six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out six. Andrew Kotrides threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
17 took the loss for Gates Chili. undefined went five and a third innings, allowing ten runs on 12 hits and striking out eight.
Brighton Varsity Bruins saw the ball well today, racking up 12 hits in the game. Hopkin, Nolan Bonnell, and Sturrup each collected multiple hits for Brighton Varsity Bruins. Hopkin went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Brighton Varsity Bruins in hits.
