Williamsburg and Middlesboro are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Williamsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Williamsburg turned things around against Pineville on Friday. They blew past the Mountain Lions 12-2. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Isaiah Sizemore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Williamsburg is 4-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Sizemore was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted over his last ten matchups.
Ian Christopher
| 05/01/26 vs Pineville | 2 |
| 04/28/26 @ South Laurel | 1 |
| 04/23/26 @ Pineville | 1 |
| 04/10/26 vs Owsley County | 1 |
| 04/06/26 @ Lynn Camp | 1 |
In other batting news, Williamsburg let Ian Christopher and Logan Petrey run wild. Christopher went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Petrey went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. Those two hits gave Christopher a new career-high. Colton Gobel was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Williamsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pineville only posted an OBP of .261.
Meanwhile, Middlesboro came up short against Harlan County on Tuesday and fell 7-2. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Black Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Williamsburg's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Middlesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Williamsburg skirted past Middlesboro 10-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
