Baseball Recap: Washburn Beats Austin-East for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Cosby	34
04/29/25 @ Austin-East	24
04/15/25 @ Cosby	18
03/18/25 vs Apostolic Christian Academy	18
04/21/25 vs Hancock County	11

Washburn came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Austin-East Roadrunners 26-2. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Isaac Southerland and Matthew Harville made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Southerland tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Harville tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Southerland went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Harville got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave Harville a new career-high.

In other batting news, Landry Coffey was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Washburn's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8-1 when he doesn't). Bryson Coffman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Washburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Austin-East only managed three hits.

Washburn pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Austin-East, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-22.

Washburn will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Roadrunners: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.