Orcas win three straight as Hetmyer the star of the show again as they consign the Unicorns to their second straight loss.
Hetmyer heroics see Orcas win three straight games in a row.
For the third time in a row, Shimron Hetmyer was the hero of the Seattle Orcas, scoring an undefeated 78 off 37 balls to condemn the San Francisco Unicorns to their second MLC 2025 defeat.
Hetmyer was once again the mainstay of Orcas’ stuttering chase, entering the match fresh off an undefeated 97 off 40 balls and 64 not out off 26. In the tenth over, Orcas fell to 56 for 4, having held Unicorns to 168 for 5. But Hetmyer put up crucial stands with Aaron Jones and Heinrich Klaasen to give Orcas a four-wicket victory in the final over for the third consecutive game.
The Orcas’ 169-run chase got off to a bad start when Xavier Bartlett ended starter Steven Taylor’s suffering for a duck at ten balls. In his subsequent over, Bartlett struck once more, eliminating Kyle Mayers.
Sikandar Raza was the aggressor in a 38-run third-wicket partnership with Shayan Jahangir. However, Orcas’ chase began to unravel as both batters fell off consecutive deliveries in the tenth over.
Then there was Hetmyer. After hitting two sixes in his first three balls, he was quickly out and about. Hetmyer continued to be aggressive even when the hitters at the other end fell. He made sure the necessary rate never got out of control by hitting a straight six down the ground to achieve his fifty off 23 balls.
He began by hitting Brody Couch over deep backward square leg, then pursued Bartlett, reducing the equation to eight in the last over, with thirty runs needed off the next three overs. Hetmyer then simply ended the chase with a few runs and three balls remaining after dropping Romario Shepherd for a 102-meter six over long-on.