Baseball Recap: West Memphis Takes a Loss

West Memphis had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-17 to make it five. They came up short against the White Station Spartans, falling 16-6. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly ten runs.

Nolan Rodgers

Runs

04/21/25 vs Trumann	3
04/23/25 @ White Station	2
04/18/25 vs Gosnell	2
03/12/25 vs Cross County	2
04/16/25 vs Marked Tree	1
+ 4 more games

Nolan Rodgers and Cyrone Madison stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rodgers went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double, while Madison got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Rodgers has become a key player for West Memphis: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-16 otherwise. Randy East also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

As for White Station, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.

On White Station's side, Cooper Walter made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Walter has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Benjamin Mendez and Julian Haddad did most of the damage at the plate: Mendez went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Haddad went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs Haddad has posted since back in March. Henry Lomax was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Memphis will face off against Wynne at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for White Station, they will take on Evangelical Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.