Baseball Recap: Lafayette Now 13-1 over Last 14 Games

Commodores

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Greenville	17
04/11/25 vs West Point	13
04/26/25 vs Greenville	12
04/04/25 @ New Hope	11
04/19/25 vs South Panola	10

Lafayette had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the South Jones Braves on Wednesday as they made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering the Commodores have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Tanner Harris made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ian Mayo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Levi Hamm was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for South Jones, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 30-8 record.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lafayette beat the Braves by a score of 9-6 on Thursday.