Baseball Recap: Regents Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Regents entered their tilt with Timberlake Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Tornadoes 17-3. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three games by 11 runs or more so far this season.

Grady Sawyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.

Luke Trivette

Stolen Base (Career)

04/04/25 vs Timberlake Christian	3
03/21/25 vs United Christian Academy	2
04/09/24 vs The Covenant	2
04/08/24 @ Blue Ridge	1

In other batting news, Regents got a massive performance out of Luke Trivette, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Trivette a new career-high. Levi Trivette also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

Regents always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Regents pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Timberlake Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Regents will face off against Blue Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Timberlake Christian, they will venture away from home to square off against Roanoke Valley Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tornadoes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the EAGLES have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.