Baseball Recap: Sumter County's Luck Changes for the Better on Tuesday

By Team Reports Mar 5, 2025, 1:28am

Baseball Recap: Sumter County Panthers vs. Carver Tigers

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Sumter County came into Tuesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Carver Tigers by a score of 37-34 on Tuesday. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Ethan Perry made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.

Nolan Minter

Stolen Base (Career)

03/04/25 @ Carver3
02/21/25 vs Monroe2
02/14/25 @ Monroe1
02/11/25 @ Dougherty1
04/12/24 vs Berrien1

In other batting news, Sumter County got a massive performance out of Nolan Minter, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Minter a new career-high. Travius Richardson was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances.

Sumter County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .746. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive matchups.

Sumter County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sumter County will face off against Jordan at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Jordan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Sumter County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Carver, they will look to defend their home field on March 11th against Spencer at 5:30 p.m.

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