Cowan tosses one-hit shutout over
Meridian
[May 05, 2026]
Preston Cowan allowed just one hit over five innings as the
Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers beat the Meridian Hawks 13-0 on Monday
afternoon in Macon.
Cowan gave up a hit in the bottom of the fifth inning to the no. 9
hitter, Jayden Doty.
Mount Pulaski had ten hits versus the Hawks, who used three
pitchers.
Jaeden Jackson was 3-for-3 for the Hilltoppers. He drove in three
runs and scored once. He smashed two doubles and one single. He
walked once.
Chase Roberts was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Luke Martin was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Preston Cowan, Tyler Cross and Carter Clark each had one hit.
Mount Pulaski started the game with two runs in the first inning.
Jaeden Jackson hit a single to drive in Luke Martin and Preston
Cowan. Martin had doubled to left before Jackson’s at-bat.
The Hilltoppers added four runs in the second inning. Chase Roberts
and Luke Martin each hit RBI singles and Jackson drove in a run on a
double. Martin scored on a wild pitch to make the score 6-0.
After loading the bases in the fifth inning, the Hilltoppers scored
seven runs to put the game out of reach.
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The inning started with a double by Jackson, a walk
to Cross and a single by Clark. With one out, Keoni Charron walked
to score a run and Tucker Fitzpatrick did the same. The Hawks were
falling apart as a hit batter and two more walks followed. Before
Meridian could get out of the inning, Cross hit an RBI single to
make the score 13-0.
Cowan threw just five pitches in the bottom of the
fifth inning to come away with the win. The second batter in the
inning singled to right field to break up the no-hitter.
Lucas Roberts was the losing pitcher for the Hawks. He worked four
innings and gave up nine hits and nine runs. He walked two and
struck out four.
Mount Pulaski committed two errors in the game and Meridian
committed three errors.
Mount Pulaski (13-7) will host Athens on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
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