Baseball Recap: Greensboro Day School Beats Caldwell Academy for Their Fifth Straight Win

Bengals

Previous 5 Games

03/14/25 @ Caldwell Academy	6-0
03/13/25 vs Fayetteville Christian	36-0
03/11/25 vs Caldwell Academy	11-4
03/07/25 @ GRACE Christian	11-4
02/28/25 @ Asheville Christian Academy	10-2

Greensboro Day School came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Caldwell Academy Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-4 last Tuesday.

Trevor Waters made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Four bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.

In other pitching news, Mason Grady looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Greensboro Day School's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Fisher, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Nick Salas also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Greensboro Day School pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Caldwell Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greensboro Day School will challenge Wesleyan Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greensboro Day School's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Wesleyan Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Caldwell Academy, they will take on South Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.