Baseball Recap: Greene County Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Greene County barely beat Bay the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Greene County Wildcats' way against the Bay Tigers on Tuesday as the Greene County Wildcats made off with a 16-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.

Cole Helton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

Brody Jones

Runs (Career)

03/18/25 vs Bay	4
03/13/25 @ Moss Point	2
02/22/25 vs George County	2
02/20/25 @ Citronelle	2
03/11/25 @ Moss Point	1

In other batting news, Brody Jones was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Herring, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Greene County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bay only posted an OBP of .350.

Greene County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Bay, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.

Greene County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bay: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.