Baseball Recap: Wake Forest Snags Sixth Victory in Last Seven Games

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Wake Forest walked away with it. They came out on top against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.

Jackson Hardy

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/06/25 vs Holly Springs	6
03/25/25 @ Wakefield	5
03/06/25 vs Chapel Hill	5
04/21/25 vs Millbrook	4
04/14/25 @ Rolesville	4

Wake Forest got a great performance from Jackson Hardy as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Hardy a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Wake Forest let Joseph Hlavacek and Antonio Parrino run wild. Hlavacek went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Parrino went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Parrino has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Diaz, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Wake Forest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Holly Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.

As of now, neither Wake Forest nor the Golden Hawks have any future games scheduled.