Baseball Recap: James Monroe Victorious

While James Monroe's win against Princeton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. James Monroe came out on top in a nail-biter against Princeton on Thursday, sneaking past 13-12. With that victory, the Mavericks brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

Kadyn Hines was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of James Monroe's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Hines was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Koen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cameron Crislip, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Mavericks

Batting Average

03/27/25 @ Princeton	38.9%
03/26/25 @ Bluefield	24.1%
03/24/25 @ Woodrow Wilson	18.5%
03/22/25 @ Summers County	33.3%
03/21/25 vs PikeView	26.9%
+ 6 more games

James Monroe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

James Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Princeton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Looking ahead, James Monroe will be playing in front of their home fans against WestSide at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Princeton, they will venture away from home to challenge Point Pleasant at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Point Pleasant will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Princeton surely won't give up without a fight.