Baseball Recap: Heritage Find Success

Heritage hadn't done well against Pinecrest recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Heritage came out on top against Pinecrest by a score of 8-5. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.

William Leahy looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Heritage is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.

Jack Merrell

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/26/25 @ Pinecrest	3
03/01/25 vs South Central	2
04/27/24 @ Cary	2
04/01/24 vs Knightdale	2
03/08/24 @ Clayton	2

At the plate, Jack Merrell was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Tyler Abbe was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

The win made it two in a row for Heritage and bumps their season record up to 6-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Pinecrest, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Heritage is taking a road trip to face off against Knightdale at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is facing Knightdale at the right time seeing as Knightdale is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pinecrest, they will welcome Lee County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.