Baseball Recap: Four Straight Home Victories for Great Valley

Great Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bayard Rustin, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Patriots blew past the Golden Knights 15-5 on Tuesday. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Ty Callahan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Brady Hounsell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/08/25 vs Bayard Rustin	6
05/01/24 @ Bishop Shanahan	5
03/14/25 @ Harriton	4
04/01/25 @ Sun Valley	2
03/21/25 vs Kennett	2

In other batting news, Brady Hounsell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Bartlett, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs.

Great Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bayard Rustin only posted an OBP of .367.

Great Valley's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Bayard Rustin, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Great Valley will head out to challenge Oxford at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Patriots are facing the Hornets at the right time seeing as the Hornets are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Bayard Rustin, they will head out on the road to square off against Unionville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Longhorns' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Golden Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.