Baseball Recap: Washburn Has No Trouble Against Cosby

Washburn won the last time they faced Cosby and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pirates blew past the Eagles 23-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Matthew Harville

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/15/25 @ Cosby	3
03/28/25 @ Gatlinburg-Pittman	2
03/18/25 vs Apostolic Christian Academy	2
03/14/25 @ Cumberland Gap	2
04/14/25 vs Cosby	1

Matthew Harville made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Munsey, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Washburn: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5-1 otherwise. Brenton Emory also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Washburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cosby only posted an OBP of .423.

Washburn pushed their record up to 8-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Cosby, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16-1.

Coming up, Washburn will welcome Central Magnet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cosby, they are taking a road trip to face off against Concord Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.91 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.