Baseball Recap: Richlands Find Success

While Richlands's victory against Castlewood wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Richlands skirted past Castlewood 7-5. The Blue Tornado have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils on Friday, too.

Collin Adkins was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Adkins was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Adkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Fuller, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Connor McCracken was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Richlands' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Castlewood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Richlands will be playing in front of their home fans against Gate City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Castlewood has already played their next contest (against Jenkins), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.