Baseball Recap: Blacksburg Comes Up Short

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

04/21/25 @ Greenville H	0-16
04/18/25 @ Brashier Middle College Charter	13-4
04/15/25 vs Brashier Middle College Charter	18-2
04/14/25 vs Berea	10-1
04/04/25 vs Liberty	1-6

Blacksburg dropped their record down to 5-15 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 16-0 to the Greenville H Hurricanes. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Hurricanes' pitchers proved too tough.

As for Greenville H, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

For Greenville H's part, Declan Martin made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Greenville H let Owen Giles and Richard Jacobs III run wild. Giles went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Jacobs III went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Jacobs III has become a key player for Greenville H: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Nixon, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.

Coming up, Blacksburg will head out to face off against Blue Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Greenville H, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Southside Christian at 7:00 p.m.