
Grizzlies
05/17/25 @ Shady Spring | 6-4 |
05/13/25 vs Princeton | 4-2 |
05/09/25 @ Wyoming East | 6-4 |
05/08/25 vs Woodrow Wilson | 3-1 |
05/07/25 vs Clay County | 12-4 |
05/06/25 vs Greenbrier West | 10-0 |
Nicholas County waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They skirted past the Shady Spring Tigers 6-4. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by exactly two runs.
Lucas Milam and Coleton Hellems were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Milam pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Hellems pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Milam has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Milam went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Hellems went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits Hellems has posted since back in April.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ira Mylott, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Nicholas County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Shady Spring, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-14-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Nicholas County nor Shady Spring have any future games scheduled.
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