Baseball Recap: J.R. Tucker Sets Scoring Season-High Against Hermitage

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask J.R. Tucker). They blew past the Hermitage Panthers 11-1 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Panthers since May 13, 2022.

Caleb Wood spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

Joey Noel

Hits (Career)

05/02/25 vs Hermitage	4
04/25/25 @ Freeman	2
04/16/25 @ Highland Springs	2
04/29/25 @ Deep Run	1
04/22/25 vs Glen Allen	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joey Noel, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Garcia, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

J.R. Tucker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

J.R. Tucker's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Hermitage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.

J.R. Tucker wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Maggie Walker on the 6th. As for Hermitage, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-1 defeat against Freeman on the 6th.