Hobart Brickies - 11
Merrillville Pirates - 8
Hobart:Â Â 300 140 3Â - 11Â 12Â 3
Merrillville: 000 020 0Â - 8Â 6Â 4Â
2B - Valdez (H), Lucero - 2 (M).
3B - Cooper (H).
Pitching Summary:
Hobart: Benton -Â (5Â IP, 3Â H, 2Â R, 3Â BB, 7Â SO), Cooper - (2Â IP, 2Â H, 2Â R, 2Â BB, 3Â SO), Eck -Â (0Â IP, 1Â H, 4Â R, 1Â BB, 0Â SO).
Merrillville: Govert - (4.67 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 1 BB, 1 SO), Pupek - (2.33 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 SO)
WP - Benton. LP - Govert (0-1)
Leading hitters:
Hobart: Cooper (3-5, 3 RBI)
Merrillville: Weaver (2-5 2 RBI), Lucero (2-3 2 RBI)
Records — Hobart 1-0; Merrillville 0-1.
The Pirates are back in action on Thursday, March 29th when they travel to Washington Township H.S. to face the Senators, start time is 4:30pm.