Baseball Recap: First Flight Starts off Right with Win over Beddingfield

First Flight had to kick off their season on the road on Wednesday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the Beddingfield Bruins as the First Flight Nighthawks made off with a 29-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Nighthawks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Ben LaVier made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. LaVier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

Dillon Francis

Runs (Career)

02/26/25 @ Beddingfield	3
04/12/24 vs Hertford County	2
04/09/24 @ Hertford County	2
04/02/24 vs Reidsville	2
05/02/24 @ Currituck County	1

In other batting news, Dillon Francis was incredible, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Cruz Lancaster, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

First Flight always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .702. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beddingfield only posted an OBP of .250.

Coming up, First Flight will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on D.H. Conley at 7:00 p.m. on March 5th. As for Beddingfield, they will head out to square off against Rocky Mount at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.