Baseball Recap: West Harrison Comes Up Short

West Harrison had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 10-11 to make it four. They fell just short of the Ocean Springs Greyhounds by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 on Tuesday.

Reese Parker

Earned Runs

03/21/26 @ Gulfport	4
03/27/26 vs Poplarville	3
02/27/26 vs D'Iberville	2
04/02/26 @ Ocean Springs	1

Reese Parker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He is becoming a predictor of West Harrison's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 5-9 when he doesn't).

At the plate, West Harrison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Sandel, who went 2-for-4 with one run.

As for Ocean Springs, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.

On Ocean Springs' side, Johan Baez tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Baez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

While West Harrison had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.