Baseball Recap: Philip Barbour Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Colts

Margin (Wins)

04/25/26 @ Braxton County	25
04/22/26 vs Tucker County	15
03/21/26 @ Tygarts Valley	13
03/26/26 @ Lewis County	12
05/12/26 vs Tygarts Valley	11

There's no place like home for Philip Barbour, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Tuesday. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by nine runs or more this season.

Kale Wolfe made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Philip Barbour is undefeated when Wolfe posts two or more stolen bases, but 10-12 otherwise.

In other batting news, Kent Rowan was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Philip Barbour's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 10-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Carpenter, who earned one RBI, two runs, and three stolen bases.

Philip Barbour was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Philip Barbour's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Tygarts Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season.

Philip Barbour will welcome Buckhannon-Upshur at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Tygarts Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Elkins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.