Baseball Recap: Fallston Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2026, 2:30pm

Baseball Recap: Fallston Cougars vs. Rising Sun Tigers

Fallston got themselves on the board against Rising Sun on Wednesday, but Rising Sun never followed suit. They blew past the Tigers 11-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by nine runs or more this season.

Reese Conley was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Ben Kersch

Hits (Career)

04/15/26 @ Rising Sun2
04/14/26 vs Havre de Grace1
04/08/26 vs North Harford1
04/07/26 vs North Harford1
04/01/26 vs Harford Tech1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Kersch, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Slicher, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.

Fallston lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

The win was the fourth in a row for Fallston, bringing their record up to 7-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Rising Sun, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Fallston will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.

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