Baseball Recap: Memphis Has No Trouble Against Genesee

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

04/21/26 vs More Academy	15
05/11/26 vs Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy	12
05/04/26 vs Marlette	12
04/13/26 @ Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy	12
05/04/26 vs Marlette	10

Memphis won the last time they faced Genesee and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Yellowjackets blew past the Wolves 9-2. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Ethan Peacock made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Memphis' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-9-1 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Tanner Gutt was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Memphis is 9-1 when Gutt posts two or more runs, but 6-8-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ryan Budnick, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Memphis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Genesee only posted an OBP of .316.

Memphis' record is now 15-9-1. As for Genesee, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Coming up, Memphis will square off against Peck at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Genesee, they will face off against More Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.