Baseball Recap: Lawrence County Finds Home Field Redemption Against Marshall County

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Coalgate	12
04/01/25 @ Central Magnet	11
03/19/25 vs Christian Heritage	11
04/15/25 vs Marshall County	10
04/12/25 vs Lexington	10

There's no place like home for Lawrence County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the Marshall County Tigers on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Truitt Kidd tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Lawrence County got a massive performance out of Alex Bedford, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Bedford is becoming a predictor of the Wildcats' success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 4-1 (and 9-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Emerson, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.

Lawrence County now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Marshall County, they dropped their record down to 8-15 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrence County will venture away from home to square off against Loretto at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Marshall County, they will head out to challenge Columbia Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a five-game losing streak.