Baseball Recap: Durham School of the Arts Wins Going Away Against J.F. Webb

Durham School of the Arts came out on top against J.F. Webb on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run fourth inning. The Bulldogs blew past the Warriors 17-8. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Oliver Seed

Batters Struck Out

04/24/25 @ J.F. Webb	9
04/10/25 @ South Granville	2
03/27/25 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	2
03/03/25 vs NCSSM: Durham	13

Oliver Seed made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Durham School of the Arts' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-8 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Durham School of the Arts let Mars Hartmann and Vaughn Rogers run wild. Hartmann got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Rogers went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Durham School of the Arts is 6-1 when Hartmann posts two or more runs, but 1-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Matuszewski, who went 1-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.

Durham School of the Arts kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Durham School of the Arts has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for J.F. Webb, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Coming up, Durham School of the Arts will square off against Louisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for J.F. Webb, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-2 defeat against Franklinton on the 25th.