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The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest, NC) by a score of 5-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wake Prep Academy	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	7	0
Franklin Academy	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	2

Final score provided by B. Saunders.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Wake Prep Academy (24-25)		Franklin Academy (24-25)
1	Double Plays	0

Game Stats

Franklin Academy (24-25)

Wake Prep Academy

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.250	33	28	5	7	4
1	AJ Hurd (Fr)	.000	3	1	0	0	0
2	Harrison Brown (So)	.500	3	2	0	1	0
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
4	Easton Booser (Fr)	.667	4	3	1	2	1
7	Colton Mangum (So)	.000	4	4	0	0	0
10	Landon Latta (Fr)	.250	4	4	0	1	2
13	Ethan Hernandez (So)	.667	4	3	3	2	0
15	Jakob Howell (Sr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1
16	Sawyer Pierce (So)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
17	Garrett Watkins (Fr)	.000	4	4	1	0	0

Franklin Academy

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.357	34	28	3	10	2	2
1	Chase Liner (So)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0
4	Hayden Denton (So)	.667	3	3	0	2	0	0
5	Peyton Rivers (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	1
7	Jacob Aldridge (Fr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0
11	Gabe Cuppet (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1	0
12	Harris Merckle (Sr)	.333	4	3	0	1	1	0
15	Caleb Lantz (Sr)	.500	4	2	1	1	0	0
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0
18	Jackson Denton (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
21	Trey Anderson (So)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	1

Wake Prep Academy

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	3	8	2	1	14	.323	.250	.573
1	AJ Hurd (Fr)	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500
2	Harrison Brown (So)	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
4	Easton Booser (Fr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.334
7	Colton Mangum (So)	0	0	3	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
10	Landon Latta (Fr)	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.250	.500
13	Ethan Hernandez (So)	0	1	0	0	0	1	.750	.667	1.417
15	Jakob Howell (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
16	Sawyer Pierce (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
17	Garrett Watkins (Fr)	0	0	1	1	1	4	.000	.000	.000

Franklin Academy

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	10	3	1	10	.455	.429	.884
1	Chase Liner (So)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.666
4	Hayden Denton (So)	0	0	1	0	0	3	.667	.667	1.334
5	Peyton Rivers (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	4	.500	.750	1.250
7	Jacob Aldridge (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.000	.500
11	Gabe Cuppet (Jr)	0	0	1	0	1	3	.333	.333	.666
12	Harris Merckle (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.333	.833
15	Caleb Lantz (Sr)	0	0	0	2	0	1	.750	.500	1.250
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	0	0	1	0	0	4	.250	.250	.500
18	Jackson Denton (So)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
21	Trey Anderson (So)	0	1	2	0	0	1	.500	.667	1.167

Wake Prep Academy

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	5
2	Harrison Brown (So)	1
4	Easton Booser (Fr)	2
13	Ethan Hernandez (So)	2

Baserunning

Franklin Academy has not entered any baserunning stats.

Wake Prep Academy

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E	DP
	Team Totals	.913	23	21	2	1
1	AJ Hurd (Fr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
2	Harrison Brown (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	.500	2	1	1	0
4	Easton Booser (Fr)	1.000	3	3	0	1
7	Colton Mangum (So)	.500	2	1	1	0
10	Landon Latta (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
13	Ethan Hernandez (So)	1.000	11	11	0	0
15	Jakob Howell (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0

Franklin Academy

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.935	31	21	8	2
1	Chase Liner (So)	.750	4	1	2	1
5	Peyton Rivers (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Beau Mitchell (So)	1.000	9	8	1	0
11	Gabe Cuppet (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
12	Harris Merckle (Sr)	1.000	7	7	0	0
15	Caleb Lantz (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	.800	5	0	4	1
18	Jackson Denton (So)	1.000	1	0	1	0

Wake Prep Academy

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	W	L	W%	APP	GS	SV
	Team Totals	1	0	1.000	3	1	0
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	0	0		1		0
16	Sawyer Pierce (So)	1		1.000	1
17	Garrett Watkins (Fr)				1	1

Franklin Academy

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	3.00	1	.000	1
7	Jacob Aldridge (Fr)	2.33	0		1
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	7.00	1	.000	1
18	Jackson Denton (So)	0.00	0		1

Wake Prep Academy

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	8	3	2	10	34	29
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	1	2	0	2	1	8	5
16	Sawyer Pierce (So)	3	0	0	0	6	11	9
17	Garrett Watkins (Fr)	3	6	3	0	3	15	15

Franklin Academy

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	5	3	3	8	33	30
7	Jacob Aldridge (Fr)	3	2	1	1	0	2	12	12
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	2	2	2	2	3	3	11	8
18	Jackson Denton (So)	2	3	2	0	0	3	10	10

Wake Prep Academy

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P
	Team Totals	.276	.382	1	3	132
3	Tyson Spence (Fr)	.400	.625	0	1	30
16	Sawyer Pierce (So)	.000	.182	0	2	37
17	Garrett Watkins (Fr)	.400	.400	1	0	65

Franklin Academy

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.233	.303	1	115	5
7	Jacob Aldridge (Fr)	.167	.167	0	35	2
17	Kaden Barnes (So)	.250	.455	1	46	1
18	Jackson Denton (So)	.300	.300	0	34	2

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Baseball - Wake Prep Academy edges Franklin Academy

April 29, 2025: Wake Forest, NC 27587

In Tuesday's league game, the visiting Wake Prep Academy Guardians baseball team scored a close 5-3 victory over the Franklin Academy Patriots.

The Guardians (7-10) will now prepare for their game against Knightdale (Knightdale, NC). The Knights enter the non-league game with a 7-17 record. In their last game, Knightdale by Millbrook (Raleigh, NC), 1-0, in a non-league game.

Next, the Patriots face the St. David's Warriors (Raleigh, NC) in a non-league game, on Thursday, May 1. Franklin Academy will attempt to improve on its 6-11 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 5-8 record after their 19-1 non-league loss to Varsity Opponent (, ).

Players of the Game

Wake Prep Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #16 Sawyer Pierce for being selected the Wake Prep Academy Baseball Player of the Game.

Franklin Academy (24-25)

Franklin Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

WPA @ FA Baseball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 29, 2025 @ 6p

The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest, NC) by a score of 5-3.

Rankings & Records

Wake Prep Academy (24-25)

NC	Class
358	20

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
8-11	3-5	1-3	7-8	.421	.375	101	125

Franklin Academy (24-25)

NC	Class
336	31

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
7-12	4-4	3-8	4-4	.368	.500	80	85

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wake Prep Academy	1.2	.3	.7	.8	1.2	1.0	.6	5.3	6.4	1.7
Franklin Academy	.9	1.0	.3	.7	.2	.6	.7	4.2	6.4	1.5

Head-to-Head

Franklin Academy won on 4/10/2025

4/10 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Franklin Academy 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 12 12 2
WPA 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 8 2

The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away conference game against Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest, NC) by a score of 12-6.
Box score
Wake Prep Academy won on 4/29/2025

4/29 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

WPA 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 7 0
Franklin Academy 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2

The Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest, NC) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) by a score of 5-3.
Box score

4/10 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Franklin Academy	1	2	0	0	0	8	1	12	12	2
WPA	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	6	8	2

4/29 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
WPA	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	7	0
Franklin Academy	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	2

Team Stat Comparison

Wake Prep Academy		Franklin Academy
.268	Batting Average	.246
.392	On Base Percentage	.356
.343	Slugging Percentage	.311
.919	Fielding Percentage	.939
.444	Win Loss Percentage	.400

Team Leaders

Wake Prep Academy		Franklin Academy	National Avg.
#5 Aiden Clayton.400	Batting Average	#17 Kaden Barnes.432	.239
#13 Ethan Hernandez.515	On Base Percentage	#20 Nicholas Warren.500	.379
#17 Garrett Watkins.464	Slugging Percentage	#17 Kaden Barnes.595	.302
#15 Jakob Howell1.000	Fielding Percentage	#10 Timothy Binari1.000	.860
#10 Landon Latta1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#21 Trey Anderson1.000	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Wake Prep Academy	2-7		Franklin Academy	4-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/11/25	NCSSM: Durham	Wake Prep Academy	(W) 5-3	4/4/25	Franklin Academy	NCSSM: Durham	(W) 8-1
4/1/25	Wake Prep Academy	NCSSM: Durham	(W) 16-3	4/22/25	NCSSM: Durham	Franklin Academy	(W) 9-0
3/13/25	Wake Prep Academy	American Leadership Academy-Johnston	(L) 7-6	3/7/25	American Leadership Academy-Johnston	Franklin Academy	(L) 5-4
				3/28/25	Franklin Academy	American Leadership Academy-Johnston	(W) 6-3
3/28/25	Wake Prep Academy	East Wake Academy	(L) 12-2	4/1/25	East Wake Academy	Franklin Academy	(L) 4-1
4/15/25	East Wake Academy	Wake Prep Academy	(L) 14-2	4/17/25	Franklin Academy	East Wake Academy	(L) 10-0
4/4/25	Wake Prep Academy	Falls Lake	(L) 3-2	4/9/25	Falls Lake	Franklin Academy	(L) 3-2
4/22/25	Falls Lake	Wake Prep Academy	(L) 2-1	4/25/25	Franklin Academy	Falls Lake	(W) 2-0
4/25/25	Wake Prep Academy	Oxford Prep	(L) 10-0	3/3/25	Oxford Prep	Franklin Academy	(L) 5-3
5/7/25	Wake Prep Academy	Oxford Prep	(L) 10-1

Record Breakdown

Wake Prep Academy (24-25)		Franklin Academy (24-25)
8-11	Overall	7-12
3-5	League	4-4
5-5	Non-League	3-7
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
2-7	Common Opponent	4-5
1-3	Home	3-8
7-8	Away	4-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
8-11	In-State	7-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0