Baseball Recap: Edwards County Wins Going Away Against Hamilton County

Edwards County never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past the Hamilton County Foxes 11-0. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Evan Rhodes

Hits (Career)

04/22/25 vs Hamilton County	2
05/09/24 vs Mt. Carmel	1
04/26/24 @ Flora	1
04/19/24 @ Red Hill	1
04/18/24 @ Carmi-White County	1

Evan Rhodes was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Cy Nelson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Edwards County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamilton County only posted an OBP of .000.

Edwards County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Edwards County will host Red Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hamilton County, they will square off against Woodlawn at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.