Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Hickory

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Deep Creek	28
05/21/25 vs Kempsville	18
04/24/25 @ King's Fork	18
04/22/25 vs Oscar Smith	10
04/15/25 vs Lowcountry Leadership	10

Hickory had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Kempsville Chiefs with a sharp 19-1 victory. Considering the Hawks have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jake Cozart looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Eli Kraft was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caden Dorcsis, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.

Hickory always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .725. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hickory's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Kempsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.

Hickory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kempsville, they will take on Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.