Baseball Recap: Airport Wins High-Profile Match Against Seneca

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 vs South Aiken	16
04/04/25 @ Westwood	12
03/19/25 @ Midland Valley	12
03/12/25 @ Aiken	12
05/31/25 vs Seneca	10

Airport faced Seneca in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Bobcats. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.

Hunter Epps made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braden Gross, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Landon Jeffcoat was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Airport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seneca only posted a batting average of .238.

Airport is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Seneca, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-7.

As of now, neither Airport nor the Bobcats have any future games scheduled.