Baseball Recap: Washington Comes Up Short

If Washington was riding high fresh off their 10-0 takedown of Loogootee on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hatchets fell 8-5 to the Tecumseh Braves on Thursday. The Hatchets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Braves apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Trey James

Runs

04/17/25 @ Tecumseh	2
04/16/25 vs Loogootee	2
04/15/25 @ Mt. Vernon	2
04/01/25 @ Evansville Harrison	1

Trey James put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. He has become a key player for Washington: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise.

In other batting news, Alton Ostby made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Cooper Wright, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Tecumseh, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-4.

Coming up, Washington will face off against South Knox at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hatchets are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Tecumseh, they will square off against Vincennes Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Braves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Alices have averaged an impressive 11 runs per game this season.