Baseball Recap: El Paso-Gridley Sets Scoring Season-High Against Fisher

Titans

Team Score (Highest)

04/30/25 @ Fisher	17
03/29/25 vs Oakwood	16
04/21/25 vs Ridgeview	10
03/24/25 vs Midwest Central	10
04/25/25 vs LeRoy	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Paso-Gridley). Everything went their way against the Fisher Bunnies on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Bunnies: they've now won nine in a row.

Blake Harris and Elliott Toth were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Harris pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Toth pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Harris went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Toth went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Harris a new career-high.

In other batting news, Braden Hayes was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of El Paso-Gridley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-16 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Owen Adams, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

El Paso-Gridley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fisher only managed three hits.

El Paso-Gridley's win bumped their record up to 6-16. As for Fisher, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Paso-Gridley will host Lexington at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fisher, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Attica at 5:30 p.m. The Red Ramblers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something the Bunnies will no doubt try to take advantage of.