Baseball Recap: Kennesaw Mountain Wins Going Away Against Chapel Hill

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Pebblebrook	26
03/11/25 @ South Cobb	18
03/01/25 @ Southeast Whitfield County	12
03/12/25 @ Lithia Springs	11
03/14/25 @ Rome	10

Kennesaw Mountain made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Chapel Hill, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mustangs blew past the Panthers 7-1 on Saturday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Austin Carter made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other pitching news, Daniel Fore looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Isander Poventud was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Kennesaw Mountain's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Jake Phelps was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

Kennesaw Mountain's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-15.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kennesaw Mountain will square off against East Paulding at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Mustangs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chapel Hill, they will head out to take on Carrollton at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday.