Baseball Game Preview: Heide Trask Titans vs. Pender Patriots

For the second straight game, Heide Trask will face off against Pender. The Titans will challenge the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Heide Trask needed a bit of extra time to put away Pender. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Patriots. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Tanner Sparkman

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/29/25 vs Pender	9
03/24/25 @ Spring Creek	7
04/04/25 vs East Bladen	3
03/07/25 @ Hobbton	3
04/14/25 @ East Columbus	2

Tanner Sparkman tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Heide Trask saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Namon Holly, who went 1-for-4 with one double. That double marked the first that Holly has hit this season.

Pender's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Heide Trask, their win bumped their record up to 5-16.