Baseball Recap: Sullivan County Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Griffins

Team Score (Highest)

04/24/25 vs Bucktail	20
04/22/25 vs Neumann Regional Academy	11
03/28/25 @ Columbia Montour Vo-Tech	11
04/19/25 vs Cowanesque Valley	8
04/16/25 @ Montgomery	5

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sullivan County). They put the hurt on the Bucktail Bucks with a sharp 20-5 victory on Thursday. With that win, the Griffins brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Sullivan County got a massive performance out of Tucker Blasi, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Blasi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Barto, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Sullivan County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Sullivan County's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Bucktail, their record now sits at an identical 2-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sullivan County will face off against Troy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Griffins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Bucktail, they will be taking part in a tournament against Canton at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bucks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.