Baseball Recap: Greensburg Wins Going Away Against Franklin County

By Team Reports May 11, 2025, 6:25am

Baseball Recap: Greensburg Pirates vs. Franklin County Wildcats

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 vs South Decatur15
05/02/25 vs Oldenburg Academy10
04/14/25 @ Rushville10
04/21/25 vs South Dearborn8
04/22/25 @ Hauser7

Greensburg barely beat Franklin County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates blew past the Wildcats 12-6 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Luke Hoeing tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits.

At the plate, Ethan Smith was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Everroad, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

The win made it two in a row for Greensburg and bumps their season record up to 9-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Franklin County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Greensburg has already played their next game, a 12-4 win against Columbus East on the 7th. Hopefully Franklin County paid attention to the Pirates' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

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