Baseball Recap: Chatham Charter Finds Playoff Glory Versus Ocracoke

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Southern Wake Academy	26
03/21/25 @ Triangle Math & Science	16
03/01/25 vs South Stokes	12
04/16/25 @ River Mill	11
03/18/25 vs Triangle Math & Science	11

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chatham Charter had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Ocracoke Dolphins get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

M. (Jax) Young was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Hunter Murphy was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI. Luke Johnson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Chatham Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Ocracoke, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.

Chatham Charter didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-0 victory against Gates County on the 9th. Ocracoke does not have any more games scheduled as of now.