Baseball Recap: Middlesex Wins Going Away Against West Point

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 vs Charles City	18
04/16/25 vs West Point	17
03/29/25 vs Nandua	15
05/01/25 vs West Point	11
04/08/25 @ Colonial Beach	11

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Middlesex and West Point, and Middlesex kept the tradition alive. The Chargers put the hurt on the Pointers with a sharp 12-1 win on Thursday. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.

Jakub Bowen made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Middlesex: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, Luke McMurtrie was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Middlesex is undefeated when McMurtrie posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Fleet, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Middlesex has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for West Point, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10.

Looking ahead, Middlesex will venture away from home to face off against Rappahannock at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Raiders will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Chargers surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Point, they will welcome Colonial Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Drifters have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Pointers will no doubt try to take advantage of.