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Josh Kasevich (3-for-5, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI) drove in four and doubled twice while Jackson Lyon (2-for-5, HBP, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) and Sam Biller (2-for-4, BB, R, RBI, SB) added multi-hit games in the win. With the victory, Waterloo earned their second four-game sweep of 2021 and clinched a season series win over the Larks. The Bucks pounded out 15 hits in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Hagan earned his second win of 2021 with 5.0 frames of two-run ball, striking out five while scattering six hits and four walks. The righty worked at a 70.4% first-pitch strike rate and kept the ball on the ground at a 64.7% clip.<\/p>\n<p>Seven of the Bucks&#8217; nine starters had at least one hit, as Max Jung-Goldberg (1-for-5, R, RBI), Dalton Chandler (1-for-3, 2 BB, R, RBI, SB) and Chris Seng (1-for-4, BB, R) added a base knock. 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