Baseball Recap: Wesson Has No Trouble Against Natchez

Cobras

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Jefferson County	19
03/18/25 vs Jefferson County	18
03/20/25 @ Natchez	13
03/13/25 vs Salem	13
03/06/25 vs Natchez	12

Wesson won the last time they faced Natchez and things went their way on Thursday too. Wesson put the hurt on Natchez with a sharp 17-4 win. The Cobras might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.

Parker Brooks and Aiden Wallace were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Brooks pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wallace struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. At bat, Brooks scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Wallace went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Wesson got a massive performance out of Jack Wilson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Wilson has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayten Windom, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Wesson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .574 or higher in three consecutive games.

Wesson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Natchez and nudges their season record down to 8-10.

Coming up, Wesson will face off against South Pike at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Natchez, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 12-2 loss against North Pike on the 21st.