Baseball Recap: Hedgesville Takes Down Ranked Jefferson

Eagles

Previous 6 Games

04/01/25 vs Jefferson	5-4
03/28/25 @ Martinsburg	6-1
03/27/25 vs Berkeley Springs	11-1
03/26/25 @ Saint James	22-0
03/25/25 @ Hampshire	12-0
03/22/25 @ Greenbrier East	17-7

Hedgesville faced Jefferson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Eagles skirted past the Cougars 5-4. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won six matches in a row.

Landon Pence was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Pence was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

In other pitching news, Kolton Stefanko looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

Pence wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trenton Knieriem, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Brett Pedersen also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Hedgesville's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Jefferson, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Hedgesville will square off against rival Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.5, the Patriots 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Jefferson is set to take on their familiar foe Spring Mills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 1.4, the Cardinals 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.