Baseball Recap: Oak Ridge Sets Scoring Season-High Against Campbell County

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

04/01/25 vs Campbell County	24
03/17/25 vs Alabama Christian Academy	18
04/01/25 vs Campbell County	15
02/26/25 @ Gibbs	15
03/19/25 vs Victory Christian	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Ridge). They never let the Campbell County Cougars get on the board and left with a 24-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.

Mikee Teasley made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cy Stephens, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Parker Free was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles.

Oak Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive games.

Oak Ridge's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Campbell County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Oak Ridge Wildcats take on Pikeville Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Campbell County, they will take on Oliver Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Bobcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.