Baseball Recap: Harrison's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Wildcats

Previous 4 Games

04/23/25 vs Northwest	17-1
04/21/25 @ Northwest	21-5
04/16/25 vs Northwest	10-0
03/28/25 vs Kenston	9-3

Harrison extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 4-0 in the process. They blew past the Northwest Knights 17-1. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Tucker Ward was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Ward was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Jack Geers was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Geers is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Chad Hunter, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Harrison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

As for Northwest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly 16 runs.

On Northwest's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Frey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Frey has snagged this season.

Harrison has already played their next game, an 8-6 victory against East Central on the 25th. As for Northwest, they will take on Mt. Healthy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Fighting Owls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.88 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.