Baseball Recap: New Plymouth's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

New Plymouth had lost five games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 11-9 on Monday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Parma Panthers, sneaking past 4-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-10 two weeks ago.

Blayk Cockerum

Runs

04/04/25 vs McCall-Donnelly	4
04/21/25 @ Parma	2
04/16/25 vs Melba	2
04/05/25 @ Homedale	2
04/01/25 @ Vision	2
+ 7 more games

Blayk Cockerum made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of New Plymouth's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Hawker, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Marcus Garcia, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

As for Parma, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss they have suffered against New Plymouth since March 12, 2021.

On Parma's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Silas Kling, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. New Plymouth will challenge rival Marsing at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Parma is set to square off against their familiar foe Melba at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.