Baseball Recap: Vance Charter Extends Winning Streak to Three

Vance Charter entered their tilt with Vance County on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Vipers with a sharp 17-7 win. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vipers, too.

Hunter Satterwhite and Parker Byrum made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Satterwhite struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Byrum tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Satterwhite also tossed no walks, which is notable because Vance Charter is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-4 otherwise. At bat, Satterwhite scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Byrum scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Austin Dethmers

Stolen Base (Career)

04/03/25 vs Vance County	3
03/06/25 vs Williams	2
04/12/24 vs Eno River Academy	2
04/08/24 @ Eno River Academy	2
04/02/24 @ Knightdale	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Dethmers, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Thomas Tucker was another key player, going 2-for-5 with five RBI and one stolen base.

Vance Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

The victory got Vance Charter back to even at 5-5. As for Vance County, they are on a 30-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Vance Charter didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-0 win against Warren County on the 4th. As for Vance County, they will take on South Granville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.