Hoptown Hoppers fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 13-4 loss to Clarksville WhirlyBirdz on Tuesday. Clarksville WhirlyBirdz scored on a double by Blake Merwin in the second inning.

The Hoptown Hoppers struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Clarksville WhirlyBirdz, giving up 13 runs.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz fired up the offense in the first inning, when Dett Dettwiller grounded into a double play, scoring one run.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz scored five runs in the fourth inning. The big inning for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz came thanks to a single by Alec Beaman, a home run by Josh Sanchez-Harris , and an error on a ball put in play by Merwin .

Cooper Hargrove took the win for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. The lefthander went five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out four. Keagan Evick, Aidan Karns, and Payton Sanders all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.

Francisco Paradis took the loss for Hoptown Hoppers. The righty surrendered three runs on three hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one.

Hoptown Hoppers racked up eight hits. Chase Cummings and Luis Vergara each managed multiple hits for Hoptown Hoppers. Vergara and Cummings each managed two hits to lead Hoptown Hoppers.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz tallied 13 hits. Merwin , Beaman, Heath Owen, Garrett Taylor , and Sanchez-Harris each collected multiple hits for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. Merwin went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Clarksville WhirlyBirdz in hits. Clarksville WhirlyBirdz didn't commit a single error in the field. Blaze Bell had the most chances in the field with 12.