Baseball Recap: Laney wins going away against South Brunswick

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 6:44am

Baseball Recap: Laney Buccaneers vs. South Brunswick Cougars

Laney only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt South Brunswick on Friday. Everything went the Laney Buccaneers' way against the South Brunswick Cougars as the Laney Buccaneers made off with a 7-1 win. For Laney, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 defeat South Brunswick walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.

Laney got a great performance from Mason Jones as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Carston Wedemeyer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Holliman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Laney's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for South Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Laney will head out on the road to challenge Hoggard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoggard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for South Brunswick, they will be playing at home against Topsail at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Topsail is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so South Brunswick will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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