Baseball Recap: Herscher Wins Going Away Against Gardner-South Wilmington

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Previous 5 Games

03/27/25 - Home	13-3 W
04/18/24 - Away	12-1 W
04/14/23 - Home	10-8 W
04/15/22 - Home	4-2 W
03/27/19 - Home	5-10 L

It was a proper cat-fight when Herscher took on Gardner-South Wilmington on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.

Herscher got a massive performance out of Logan Egerton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Egerton has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tanner Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Herscher always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gardner-South Wilmington only posted an OBP of .357.

Herscher's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.

Herscher didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-1 win against Hoopeston on the 29th. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they will take on Newark at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers are facing the Norsemen at the right time seeing as the Norsemen are stuck on a three-game losing streak.