Baseball Recap: Sumner Wins Going Away Against Emerald Ridge

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 @ Spanaway Lake	17
03/19/25 @ Auburn	13
03/22/25 @ Garfield	10
04/01/25 @ South Kitsap	9
04/16/25 vs Rogers	8

Sumner lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Emerald Ridge, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's game. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Jaguars on Wednesday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.

Wyatt Plyler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Xander Cypher, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Bryce Carl, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Sumner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Emerald Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sumner is set to square off against their familiar foe Bethel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Emerald Ridge will challenge rival Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Jaguars 3.8, the Bears 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.