Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Hagerstown

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/26 vs Tri	22
04/09/26 vs Union City	17
03/30/26 @ Frankton	15
04/13/26 vs Cambridge City Lincoln	13
05/07/26 vs Knightstown	10

Hagerstown extended their winning streak to three on Saturday, bumping them up to 15-4. They blew past the Jay County Patriots 9-3. Considering the Tigers have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Gaige Howard tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Hagerstown let Jack Rector and Graham Vinson run wild. Rector went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Vinson went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and three runs. Those five RBI gave Rector a new career-high. Fletcher Callahan was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.

Hagerstown hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.

As for Jay County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss they have suffered since April 16th.

On Jay County's side, Carter Fugiett made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Foster, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.

Hagerstown and Jay County should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Tigers will square off against Centerville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (71 vs. 291). Meanwhile, Jay County (ranked 104th) will meet Muncie Central (ranked 342nd) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.