Baseball Recap: Blacksburg Has No Trouble Against High Point Academy

Blacksburg won the last time they faced High Point Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.

Matty Cody made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Blacksburg: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-16 otherwise.

Dayvon Garrison

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/01/25 vs High Point Academy	3
04/24/24 vs Berea	2
04/18/25 @ Brashier Middle College Charter	1
04/15/25 vs Brashier Middle College Charter	1
04/14/25 vs Berea	1

In other batting news, Blacksburg let Neal Thompson and Dayvon Garrison run wild. Thompson went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs, while Garrison went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave Garrison a new career-high. Jakob Reid was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.

Blacksburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Blacksburg's record is now 7-17. As for High Point Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12-1.

As of now, neither Blacksburg nor the Grizzlies have any future games scheduled.