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“We just needed the breakthrough”: In stellar sophomore season, Alex Hill has emerged as UMHB’s No. 1 starter and a strikeout machine

BELTON — Alex Hill says he didn’t know what to expect when he toed the rubber for his first start of 2026. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lineup—which featured five hitters who hit above .300 in 2025—was undoubtedly the best he had ever faced, stacked with veteran bats whose Game 1 performance in the season-opening series the day before yielded 11 runs.