Baseball Recap: Hardin-Jefferson Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Hawks

Previous Games

04/25/25 vs Shepherd	11-0
04/17/25 @ Livingston	4-1
04/15/25 vs Livingston	6-1
04/11/25 @ Liberty	7-6
04/08/25 vs Liberty	6-0
+ 3 more games

Hardin-Jefferson had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shepherd Pirates an 11-0 shutout. The game marked the Hawks' most dominant win of the season.

Brody Fontenot tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke McLeod, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Hardin-Jefferson is undefeated when McLeod posts two or more stolen bases, but 11-12-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brady Tran, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Hardin-Jefferson's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Shepherd, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Pirates beat Hardin-Jefferson by a score of 6-4 later that day.