Baseball Recap: Highland Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2025, 4:05am

Baseball Recap: Highland Rams vs. Bath County Chargers

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Previous 6 Games

04/28/25 vs Bath County13-8
04/24/25 vs Craig County19-4
04/22/25 @ Parry McCluer12-8
04/15/25 @ Eastern Montgomery8-1
04/11/25 @ Richwood21-4
04/03/25 @ Craig County10-2

Highland extended their winning streak to six on Monday, bumping their season record up to 8-5 in the process. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Bath County Chargers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rams also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.

Zach Armstrong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Armstrong was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Highland's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patton Hull, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Evan Kimble, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run.

Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in six consecutive matches.

As for Bath County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.

On Bath County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was I Ingram, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. J Buguess was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Coming up, Highland will challenge Eastern Montgomery at 5:00 p.m. on May 6. As for Bath County, they will venture away from home to face off against Pocahontas County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.33 runs per game on average), something the Chargers will no doubt try to take advantage of.

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