The Stone Tomcats will head out on the road to face off against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stone has nine straight victories, Laurel has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Stone scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Laurel. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Stone with their most commanding win of the season.
Connor Tice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Tice was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daylon Collins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Anderson Hickman was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Stone pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Laurel, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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