Baseball Recap: Smith-Cotton Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

04/11/25 vs Nevada	8-2
04/11/25 vs Boonville	5-2
04/10/25 vs Harrisonville	15-0
04/09/25 vs Helias	5-4
04/08/25 @ Helias	15-6

Smith-Cotton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past Nevada 8-2. This was payback for Smith-Cotton, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.

Caden Homan looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Karson Wiskur, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Goalder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Smith-Cotton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Smith-Cotton pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Nevada, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Smith-Cotton will host Hickman at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nevada, they will welcome Bolivar at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.