Baseball Recap: Greenville H Wins Going Away Against Augusta E

Hurricanes

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Upstate	20
04/21/25 vs Blacksburg	16
04/28/25 vs Greater Gwinnett Christian	10
03/17/25 @ Blacksburg	10
03/13/25 vs Upstate	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Greenville H walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Augusta E Eagles with a sharp 12-5 victory on Saturday. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.

JJ Nixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Nixon was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drake Martin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Richard Jacobs III, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.

Greenville H always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are 8-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Greenville H has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Augusta E, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.

As of now, neither Greenville H nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.