Baseball Recap: Walsingham Academy Trojans vs. Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks
Walsingham Academy entered their tilt with Norfolk Collegiate with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks 20-1. Considering Walsingham Academy has won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Drew Weddington made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Weddington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Weddington was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ayden Evans, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sean Sousa, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Norfolk Collegiate's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lynae Coleman, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Walsingham Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Norfolk Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Walsingham Academy will be playing at home against Southampton Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Walsingham Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Norfolk Collegiate, they will be playing at home against Broadwater Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Norfolk Collegiate has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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