Baseball Recap: University Charter Has No Trouble Against Hatch

Trail Blazers

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 @ Pickens County	18
03/17/25 vs Pickens County	17
03/01/25 @ Pickens County	17
04/01/25 vs Hatch	12
03/24/25 vs Clarke County	11

While University Charter put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Hatch. The Trail Blazers were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Bobcats. The result was nothing new for the Trail Blazers, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Michael Gibson and Andrez Bell were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Gibson struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Bell pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. University Charter is undefeated when Bell allows one or fewer hits, but 7-8 otherwise. At bat, Gibson went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, while Bell scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, University Charter got a massive performance out of Jonah Dubose, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Dubose is becoming a predictor of the Trail Blazers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Murray, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

University Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for University Charter and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Hatch, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. University Charter will head out to take on Keith at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hatch, they will venture away from home to face off against Selma at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.