Baseball Recap: Nathan Hale Takes a Loss

Nathan Hale lost against West Seattle back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Raiders took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Seattle. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Andrew Goodman

Stolen Base

04/23/25 @ West Seattle	3
03/24/25 @ Franklin	2
03/22/25 @ Sequim	2
04/11/25 vs Chief Sealth	1

Andrew Goodman put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Goodman was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Nathan Hale is 2-1 when Goodman posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-8-1 otherwise.

Goodman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Finn Leach, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Nathan Hale's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9-1. As for West Seattle, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nathan Hale will square off against Cleveland at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.73 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for West Seattle, they will challenge Ballard at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Seattle 3.1, Ballard 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.