Baseball Recap: Mcconnellsburg Has No Trouble Against Rockwood

McConnellsburg won the last time they faced Rockwood and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Spartans were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Rockets. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Kohen Hall

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 vs Rockwood	3
04/11/25 vs Claysburg-Kimmel	2
04/09/25 vs Everett	1
03/28/25 @ Grace Academy	1
03/25/25 @ North Star	1

Kohen Hall made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, McConnellsburg got a massive performance out of Hoyt Glenn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Glenn is becoming a predictor of the Spartans' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Reese Alexander was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

McConnellsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockwood only posted an OBP of .333.

McConnellsburg pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Rockwood, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.

Coming up, McConnellsburg will look to defend their home field on Friday against James Buchanan at 6:00 p.m. As for Rockwood, they will head out on the road to square off against Windber at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.