Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Izard County

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 vs Mammoth Spring	20-0
04/09/25 vs Marshall	10-0
04/08/25 vs Tuckerman	6-1
03/31/25 @ Tuckerman	12-8
03/28/25 @ Salem	11-2

Izard County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Mammoth Spring Bears get on the board and left with a 20-0 win. The Cougars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Kade Yancey made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Tyler Morehead was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Portor Burton, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Izard County's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mammoth Spring, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Coming up, Izard County will face off against Salem at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mammoth Spring, they will challenge Marshall at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.