University and Parkersburg South are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Hawks will face off against the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
University's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Buckhannon-Upshur as they made off with a 16-0 win. The match marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.
Jacob Kennison
| 04/24/25 vs Buckhannon-Upshur | 4 |
| 04/19/25 vs Huntington | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs John Marshall | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Lincoln | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hurricane | 2 |
Jacob Kennison looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Max Cash was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brance McCune, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
University was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg South made easy work of Warren on Thursday and carried off an 18-8 win. Considering the Patriots have won seven games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parkersburg South has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for University, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
University skirted past Parkersburg South 7-6 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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