Baseball Recap: Swain County Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Swain County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Hiwassee Dam Eagles on Tuesday as the Swain County Maroon Devils made off with a 13-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Maroon Devils needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Will Holden

Stolen Base (Career)

03/11/25 vs Hiwassee Dam	3
03/06/25 @ Rosman	1
04/04/24 vs Rosman	1
03/28/24 @ Cherokee	1
03/11/24 @ Robbinsville	1

Will Holden made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Holden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Rowan Ellis was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season. Gavin Cunningham was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.

Swain County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Swain County picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Hiwassee Dam, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Swain County will square off against Hiwassee Dam at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hiwassee Dam, they will take on Copper Basin at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hiwassee Dam has given up an average of 15.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.