Ragsdale took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. They blew past the R.J. Reynolds Demons 29-1. The Tigers have beaten the Demons the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Demons has come to flipping the script.
Gracie Jet Cuthrell was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Cuthrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Hattie Hitchcock
| 02/25/25 vs R.J. Reynolds | 4 |
| 04/24/24 @ Asheboro | 2 |
| 04/02/24 @ Western Guilford | 2 |
| 03/13/24 vs Thomasville | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Grimsley | 1 |
In other batting news, Hattie Hitchcock was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Alexis Gray, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Ragsdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .842. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as R.J. Reynolds only posted an OBP of .308.
R.J. Reynolds dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Ragsdale will square off against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for R.J. Reynolds, they will look to defend their home field on March 4th against Davie at 5:00 p.m.
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