Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Grimsley

Whirlies

Previous Games

03/21/25 vs Western Guilford	18-0
03/18/25 @ Western Guilford	11-0
03/14/25 @ Northwest Guilford	6-2
03/11/25 vs Northwest Guilford	6-0
03/07/25 vs Southeast Guilford	6-2
+ 3 more games

Grimsley waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over the Western Guilford Hornets. The match marked the Whirlies' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Jacob Benbow looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Clay Rosser and Sebastian Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Rosser scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rodriguez got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Snyder, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Grimsley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.

Grimsley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Western Guilford, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grimsley will head out to square off against Ragsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Grimsley 2.5, Ragsdale 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Western Guilford, they will venture away from home to take on Page at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Page has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.91 runs per game on average), something Western Guilford will no doubt try to take advantage of.