Baseball Recap: Mccann Tech Drops Season-High Score on Mahar Regional

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

05/02/25 @ Mahar Regional	15
04/21/25 vs Lee	9
04/15/25 vs Lee	9
04/25/25 @ Hopkins Academy	8
04/30/25 vs Mount Greylock Regional	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McCann Tech). They blew past the Mahar Regional Senators 15-1 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Hornets with their most commanding win of the season.

Zach Howland made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Howland was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Brody Smith and Lukas Rylander did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double, while Rylander got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Rylander continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Brodie Hayden also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

McCann Tech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

McCann Tech's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Mahar Regional, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McCann Tech will face off against Mount Everett Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Mahar Regional, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Frontier Regional at 4:00 p.m.