Baseball Recap: Maize picks up sixth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 4:11pm

Baseball Recap: Maize Eagles vs. Newton Railroaders

Maize stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Newton Railroaders with a sharp 11-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Maize sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Maize got a great performance from Cooper Tannahill as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Tannahill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Short, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brodie Jarvis, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI.

Maize's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Newton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.

Maize didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-3 victory vs. Blue Springs on the 19th. Newton has also already played their next match, a 4-3 defeat against South on the 19th.

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