Baseball Recap: Palmer Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Redington

Moose

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs Grace Christian	22
05/20/25 @ Grace Christian	16
05/07/25 vs Redington	11
05/15/25 @ Redington	10
05/10/25 vs Houston	10

Palmer faced Redington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Moose blew past the Huskies 13-7. Considering the Moose have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Brian Hartman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four matches. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Tristan Barrey was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Palmer: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Timothy Bridgman was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Palmer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Palmer's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Redington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.

Palmer has already played their next game, an 8-1 win against Houston on the 29th. Redington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.