Baseball Recap: Athens Takes a Loss

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Previous 4 Games

05/08/25 - Home	1-10 L
05/08/25 - Home	4-7 L
05/05/25 - Home	3-6 L
04/06/21 - Away	0-10 L

Athens extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They came up short against the Oxford Wildcats, falling 10-1. Surprisingly, this marked the Red Hawks' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Athens got a good showing from Oliver Holmes, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Holmes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Athens saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macklin Ciurla, who went 1-for-4 with one run. Grayson Conrad also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

As for Oxford, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-8-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.

On Oxford's side, Bradley Bieniasz tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.

At the plate, Nolan Mauser and Eli Carpenter did most of the damage at the plate: Mauser went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases, while Carpenter went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Mauser a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Hendrix, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Athens will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Avondale at 4:30 p.m. on the 19th. As for Oxford, they will face off against Brighton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.