Baseball Recap: Thomas Nelson's Run of Six Straight Wins Now Over

Generals

Previous 5 Games

04/28/25 vs Washington County	0-15
04/22/25 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy	20-1
04/21/25 @ Caverna	20-10
04/19/25 @ Paris	15-3
04/19/25 vs Pendleton County	11-0

Thomas Nelson dropped their record down to 10-6 on Monday, which also ended the team's six-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Washington County Commanders, falling 15-0. The Generals were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior), but the Commanders' pitchers proved too tough.

Thomas Nelson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Girdley, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Girdley is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

As for Washington County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

On Washington County's side, Camden Abell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Abell also tossed no walks, which is notable because Washington County is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-12 otherwise. Abell was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Anthony Taylor was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jontate Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

While Thomas Nelson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.