Baseball Recap: Ridge View Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Blazers

Margin (Wins)

03/13/26 vs Columbia	15
03/04/26 @ Columbia	15
03/18/26 @ Eau Claire	14
03/03/26 @ Fairfield Central	11
03/05/26 vs Fairfield Central	7

Ridge View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Eau Claire Shamrocks with a sharp 16-2 victory. The Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.

Dayton Kameron Hickson-Eaddy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Cedric O'Neil was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025. Nolan Gary was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Ridge View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Ridge View's record now sits at 6-1. As for Eau Claire, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Coming up, Ridge View will challenge Spring Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eau Claire, they will square off against Columbia at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.