Baseball Recap: Coalgate Wins Going Away Against Hartshorne

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/18/26 vs Tishomingo	12
03/23/26 vs Sasakwa	11
03/23/26 vs Sasakwa	10
04/16/26 vs Frontier	9
04/23/26 vs Hartshorne	8

Coalgate won the last time they faced Hartshorne and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Miners with a sharp 9-1 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Colby Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.

In other batting news, Weston Lackey was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Easton Loudermilk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Coalgate's win bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Hartshorne, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Looking ahead, Coalgate will be playing in front of their home fans against Broken Bow at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Savages will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hartshorne, they will head out on the road to take on Warner at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.