Baseball Recap: Heritage Wins Going Away Against Independence

Coyotes

Margin

03/17/26 @ Independence	8
02/28/26 @ Sherman	7
02/20/26 @ Denison	6
03/05/26 vs Plano	1
02/27/26 vs Anna	1

Heritage owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Independence Knights. The matchup marked the Coyotes' most dominant win of the season so far.

Independence's batters probably weren't too happy with Karson Smith, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (he gave up two walks). Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Luke Froehle was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Nolan Swyers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Independence, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9-1.

Heritage will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.