The Huntington Huntsmen will face off against the Green Bobcats at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntington is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Eastern a 12-0 shutout. The Huntsmen haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Brayden Elliott made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Andrew Oyer
| 03/28/25 vs Eastern | 10 |
| 04/13/24 vs Symmes Valley | 6 |
| 04/05/24 vs Adena | 6 |
| 04/22/24 @ Adena | 5 |
| 05/03/24 @ Unioto | 4 |
In other pitching news, Andrew Oyer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Elliott wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Lowery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another was Seth Throckmorton, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Huntington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern only posted an OBP of .118.
Meanwhile, Green sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Rock Hill on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Jonathan Knapp was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Knapp was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Mason Neal was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Kase McIntyre was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
