Baseball Game Preview: Hattiesburg Tigers vs. Cathedral Green Wave

For the second straight game, Hattiesburg will face off against Cathedral. The Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hattiesburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Hattiesburg took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Cathedral by a score of 8-4.

JB Bryant tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

Tyler Weatherspoon

Runs

03/18/25 @ Terry	3
04/14/25 vs Cathedral	2
03/25/25 vs West Jones	2
03/20/25 vs Terry	2
03/13/25 vs Poplarville	2
+ 9 more games

At the plate, Hattiesburg let Tyler Weatherspoon and Jacob Polk run wild. Weatherspoon scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Polk scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hattiesburg is 8-1 when Weatherspoon posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Quentin Reuben was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.

Hattiesburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Hattiesburg has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Cathedral, they dropped their record down to 9-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.