Baseball Recap: Herscher has no trouble against Gardner-South Wilmington

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 6:29pm

Baseball Recap: Herscher Tigers vs. Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers

In what's become a running theme this season, Herscher gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers. With that victory, Herscher brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Logan Egerton was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tanner Jones, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

On Gardner-South Wilmington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Millette, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.

The win (which was Herscher's third in a row) raised their record to 12-7. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.

Herscher will head out on the road to face off against Coal City at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they will be playing at home against Westmont at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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