Baseball Recap: Heide Trask Find Success

Heide Trask had lost three games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 6-16 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past the Pender Patriots 7-6. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-1 on Tuesday.

Jackson Sadler

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 @ East Bladen	9
05/01/25 @ Pender	8
03/25/25 vs Northside - Jacksonville	8
04/19/25 @ Fairmont	6
04/08/25 vs South Columbus	4
+ 4 more games

Heide Trask got a great performance from Jackson Sadler as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Sadler is becoming a predictor of the Titans' success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 3-16 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Matix Wiler was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Trey Cheatham was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.

As for Pender, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs.

On Pender's side, Tyler Conger put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Conger has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Mark Rawls was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Carter Brown also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

As of now, neither Heide Trask nor Pender have any future games scheduled.