Baseball Recap: Hampton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Nevada

Bulldogs

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 vs Nevada	16
03/13/25 @ Nevada	14
03/14/25 vs Hermitage	10
03/21/25 vs Greene County Tech	8
03/20/25 vs Poyen	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hampton). They blew past the Nevada Blue Jays 16-6 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Gus Sweeney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off only one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.

In other batting news, Hampton got a massive performance out of Jaden Johnston, who went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave Johnston a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Chandler, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Hampton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hampton picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-16-1. As for Nevada, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.

Looking ahead, Hampton will look to defend their home field on Monday against Drew Central at 5:00 p.m. As for Nevada, they will take on Columbia Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Jays will need to watch out since the Crusaders have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.