Baseball Recap: Myrtle's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Ashland	24
03/07/25 vs Jumpertown	16
04/05/25 @ Smithville	15
03/04/25 @ Jumpertown	14
03/28/25 vs Ashland	13

Myrtle had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Smithville Seminoles with a sharp 17-2 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by eight runs or more this season.

JJ Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ray Moody, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Drew Stanton was another key player, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one double.

Myrtle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smithville only posted an OBP of .417.

Myrtle's victory bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Smithville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.

Myrtle didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-1 win against Byers on the 7th. Smithville has also already played their next game (against Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.