Baseball Recap: Rutland Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Rutland can bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against the Southwest Patriots by a score of 5-1. The Hurricanes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.

Tate Summerday

Batters Struck Out

04/17/25 vs Southwest	14
02/28/25 vs Wilkinson County	9
02/18/25 vs Twiggs County	8
03/28/25 vs Callaway	5
03/14/25 @ Jackson	5
+ 5 more games

Tate Summerday made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings pitched. Rutland is 2-0-1 when Summerday posts eight or more strikeouts, but 6-13 otherwise. Summerday was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Summerday wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Howard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. That's the most hits Howard has posted since back in March. Hunter Floyd also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.

Rutland's victory bumped their record up to 8-13-1. As for Southwest, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Rutland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest, they will square off against Jefferson County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.