
Tomcats
| 03/14/26 vs Long Beach | 4-1 |
| 03/12/26 @ Presbyterian Christian | 7-5 |
| 03/10/26 vs Forrest County Agricultural | 12-9 |
| 03/05/26 @ Resurrection Catholic | 8-7 |
| 03/03/26 vs Hattiesburg | 11-5 |
Stone extended their winning streak to five on Saturday, bumping them up to 9-4. They came out on top against the Long Beach Bearcats by a score of 4-1. While the Tomcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kellan Burge made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Burge was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brax Batson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Long Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-3 Purvis (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.1% over those games).
On Long Beach's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Downey, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Stone wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 5-3 defeat against Purvis on the 17th. As for Long Beach, they have also already played their next matchup, a 5-2 loss against Hancock on the 17th.
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