Baseball Recap: Gatlinburg-Pittman Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

Gatlinburg-Pittman's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They came out on top against the Oneida Indians by a score of 9-4. This was payback for the Highlanders, who suffered a 21-19 loss the last time these two teams met.

Easton Gaff

Earned Runs

03/18/25 vs Alcoa	8
03/13/25 vs South Greene	2
03/25/25 vs Eagleton College & Career Academy	1
03/03/25 @ Chuckey-Doak	1

Easton Gaff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Gatlinburg-Pittman is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-10 otherwise. Gaff was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Nathan Williams and Rylan Rad did most of the damage at the plate: Williams got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI, while Rad scored a run while going 1-for-4. What's more, Rad posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Craig Huskey was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

Gatlinburg-Pittman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oneida only posted an OBP of .364.

Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Oneida, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Gatlinburg-Pittman will have a chance to go back-to-back against Oneida: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.