Baseball Recap: East Clarendon Makes It Nine in a Row at Home

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 vs Mullins	17
04/01/25 vs Kingstree	14
04/11/25 vs Mullins	12
04/01/25 vs Kingstree	10
03/21/25 vs Manning	10

East Clarendon put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mullins Auctioneers as they made off with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.

Blease Hardy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, East Clarendon got a massive performance out of Wes Springs, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Springs a new career-high. Foster Matthews was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

East Clarendon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .762. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

East Clarendon pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Mullins, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.

East Clarendon has already played their next match, a 4-3 victory against Atlantic Collegiate Academy on the 14th. As for Mullins, they will face off against Kingstree at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.38 runs per game on average), something the Auctioneers will no doubt try to take advantage of.