Baseball Recap: Sumrall Snags Tenth Victory in Last 11 Games

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 vs Taylorsville	16
03/07/25 vs Taylorsville	12
04/14/25 @ Mize	10
04/08/25 vs Pass Christian	10
04/05/25 vs West Marion	10

Mize typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Sumrall proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Bulldogs 16-6. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.

Landon Hawkins made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and one stolen base while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Sumrall let Drew Davis and Leo Odom run wild. Davis scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Odom scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in doubles (two). Will Raner was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Sumrall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mize, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.

Sumrall does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mize, they will square off against Bay Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.