Baseball Game Preview: Washburn Pirates vs. Central Magnet

The Washburn Pirates will face off against Central Magnet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Washburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Washburn got the win against Cosby by a conclusive 23-5. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Matthew Harville

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/15/25 @ Cosby	3
03/28/25 @ Gatlinburg-Pittman	2
03/18/25 vs Apostolic Christian Academy	2
03/14/25 @ Cumberland Gap	2
04/14/25 vs Cosby	1

Matthew Harville was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Washburn's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-1 (and 3-5-1 when he doesn't). Harville was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Riley Munsey was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Washburn: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Landry Coffey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Washburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cosby only posted an OBP of .423.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central Magnet's offense. They came up short against Tullahoma on Tuesday, falling 15-0.

Washburn pushed their record up to 8-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Central Magnet, they now have a losing record of 10-11.