Lookouts Rout Trash Pandas, 12-1
June 18, 2023 - Southern League (SL)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release
The Chattanooga Lookouts bats exploded for double-digit runs for the second consecutive game. Today the team scored 12 runs on 12 hits to win their third game in a row over the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Jacob Hurtubise got hit-by-pitch in the first inning to put the offense in motion. After a James Free walk, Nick Northcut drove home Hurtubise on a single. Ivan Johnson followed that up with a three-run homer to make it 4-0. An inning later Hurtubise struck again, launching a solo homer to put the team up five. Later in the inning Nick Northcut belted a two-run shot to make it 7-0 Chattanooga.
The home team added a run in the third on a Rece Hinds grounder and two more in the fourth. Hinds finished his day 0-5, ending his six-game home run streak.
Chattanooga added their final runs of the day in the sixth. Hurtubise knocked home Blake Dunn on an RBI triple and scored on a ground ball.
While the offense was piling up runs, Lookouts starter Connor Phillips was cruising. The right-hander continued his hot streak, shutting out the Trash Pandas and striking out eight batters in six innings. Over his last three starts, he is 1-0 with a 0.95 ERA and 30 strikeouts. He now has a Minor League-leading 109 strikeouts this season.
On Tuesday the Lookouts head to Biloxi for six games to end the first half. Chattanooga currently leads Tennessee by a game. The team returns home to kick off the second half on 6/28 against the Smokies.
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