Baseball Recap: Nicholas County Wins Going Away Against Berea

Bluejackets

Margin (Wins)

03/25/26 @ Augusta	17
04/30/26 vs Augusta	16
04/21/26 @ Robertson County	16
04/30/26 vs Augusta	15
04/21/26 @ Robertson County	15

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Montgomery County, Nicholas County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Berea Pirates as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Bluejackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.

Avery Sibert made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Bentley Crump was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Nicholas County is undefeated when Crump posts two or more stolen bases, but 15-20 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jayden Robinson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

Nicholas County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Berea only posted an OBP of .320.

Nicholas County's victory bumped their record up to 18-20. As for Berea, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-21.

Nicholas County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Berea, they will challenge Madison Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them.