Baseball Recap: Ash Grove Wins Going Away Against Sarcoxie

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Conway, Ash Grove was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Sarcoxie Bears with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.

Kyler Reece

Runs (Career)

04/17/25 vs Sarcoxie	3
04/14/25 vs Diamond	1
04/12/25 vs Sparta	1
04/01/25 vs Mansfield	1
03/24/25 @ Pleasant Hope	1

Kyler Reece made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Reece was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Ty Messley and Jaden Shorter did most of the damage at the plate: Messley went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Shorter went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Alex Acosta was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.

Ash Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Ash Grove pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sarcoxie, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Coming up, Ash Grove will venture away from home to face off against New Heights Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates will need to watch out since the Cougars have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Sarcoxie, they will take on Spokane at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.