It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union County can now relate to. They fell 8-3 to the Hagerstown Tigers on Saturday. The Patriots have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Cole Cheatham
| 05/31/25 vs Hagerstown | 11 |
| 05/21/25 vs Centerville | 14 |
| 05/17/25 @ Lawrenceburg | 12 |
| 05/10/25 vs Knightstown | 8 |
| 05/06/25 @ Cambridge City Lincoln | 6 |
| + 4 more games |
Cole Cheatham put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Cheatham wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Creech, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Union County's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Union County nor Hagerstown have any future games scheduled.
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