Baseball Recap: James Monroe Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bluefield

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask James Monroe). Everything went their way against the Bluefield Beavers on Wednesday as they made off with a 21-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Beavers: they've now won seven in a row.

Peyton Gardinier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has become a key player for James Monroe: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-3 otherwise. Gardinier was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Jordan Baker

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/02/25 vs Bluefield	4
03/26/25 @ Bluefield	2
04/09/24 vs Meadow Bridge	2
03/27/25 @ Princeton	1

In other batting news, Carson Koen and Jordan Baker did most of the damage at the plate: Koen went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Baker went 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave Baker a new career-high. Tyson Meadows also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.

James Monroe now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Bluefield, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, James Monroe will take on Summit Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bluefield, they will face off against WestSide at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Renegades have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something the Beavers will no doubt try to take advantage of.