Baseball Recap: Whitwell Triumphs

By Team Reports May 5, 2025, 12:12pm

Baseball Recap: Whitwell Tigers vs. South Pittsburg Pirates

Whitwell hadn't done well against South Pittsburg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Sunday. The Tigers never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Jacob McCurry made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

McCurry wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Harvey, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

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Previous Games

05/04/25 - Home5-0 W
04/02/25 - Away1-4 L
04/01/25 - Home4-0 W
05/11/24 - Neutral0-9 L
05/03/24 - Away7-12 L
+ 5 more games

Whitwell's victory bumped their record up to 19-10-1. As for South Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.

As of now, neither Whitwell nor the Pirates have any future games scheduled.

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