Baseball Recap: Hannibal Sets Scoring Season-High Against Highland

Pirates

Team Score (Highest)

05/13/25 @ Highland	16
05/06/25 @ Clark County	15
04/02/25 vs Elsberry	14
04/17/25 vs Holt	13
05/12/25 @ Montgomery County	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hannibal). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highland Cougars a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Patrick Arthaud was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Scott, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Hannibal kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.6.

Hannibal pushed their record up to 15-14 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Highland, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-15-1 record this season.

Hannibal will take on Seymour at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to take on Clark County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.