Baseball Recap: Highland Tech Drops Season-High Score on Bessemer City

Rams

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 @ Bessemer City	21
03/17/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter	19
02/26/25 @ Ashbrook	14
03/18/25 vs Shelby	12
03/24/25 vs Ashbrook	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland Tech). They blew past the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets 21-1 on Monday. With that win, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Cooper Hartis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Highland Tech's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Hartis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Highland Tech got a massive performance out of Trey Costner, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The Rams are undefeated when Costner posts three or more RBI, but 3-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Karr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Highland Tech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Highland Tech's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Bessemer City, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-12.

Looking ahead, Highland Tech will square off against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rams are facing the Gryphons at the right time seeing as the Gryphons are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Bessemer City, they will challenge Cherryville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Ironmen have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season.