Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Concord). They blew past the Salisbury Hornets 23-13 on Saturday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-8 back in February.
Jerry 'Neil' Hammill
| 03/22/25 vs Salisbury | 9 |
| 02/24/25 @ Mount Pleasant | 4 |
| 04/10/24 @ Salisbury | 3 |
| 04/15/24 vs A.L. Brown | 2 |
| 03/12/24 vs West Rowan | 2 |
Jerry 'Neil' Hammill made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Maxwell Pryduluk was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dorian Young, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Concord always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .580. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Concord and bumps their season record up to 3-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. As for Salisbury, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Concord will venture away from home to challenge Central Cabarrus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Salisbury, they will head out to take on South Davidson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Davidson will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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