Baseball Game Preview: North Myrtle Beach Chiefs vs. St. James Sharks

For the second straight game, North Myrtle Beach will face off against St. James. The Chiefs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Sharks at 6:00 p.m. North Myrtle Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

North Myrtle Beach will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against St. James on Wednesday. The Chiefs came out on top against the Sharks by a score of 11-7. The victory continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Sharks: they've now won four in a row.

Asa Board

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/09/25 @ St. James	2
04/02/25 @ Carolina Forest	1
03/26/25 vs Socastee	1
03/08/25 vs Palmetto	1
03/12/24 vs Wilson	1

The team relied heavily on Asa Board, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was CJ Oxendine, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

North Myrtle Beach's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Myrtle Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. James struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.