Baseball Recap: Mitchell Takes a Loss

Mitchell fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Unicoi County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mountaineers have suffered since May 3, 2024.

Jacoby Dale

Hits

04/10/25 vs Unicoi County	3
04/08/25 @ Owen	3
04/01/25 @ Mountain Heritage	3
03/10/25 @ McDowell	3
04/04/25 @ Mountain Heritage	2
+ 8 more games

Jacoby Dale was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Mitchell: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 4-7 otherwise.

Mitchell now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Unicoi County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.

Coming up, Mitchell will look to defend their home field on Friday against Owen at 4:30 p.m. As for Unicoi County, they will square off against Dobyns-Bennett at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.