Baseball Recap: Rogers Wins Going Away Against Wilson

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Wilson	12
03/21/25 vs Clements	12
02/25/25 @ Colbert Heights	12
03/20/25 @ Clements	11
02/27/25 vs Colbert Heights	11

Rogers's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wilson Warriors with a sharp 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Bo Mitchell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rogers is 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 13 games.

In other batting news, Curtis Campbell was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Rogers is undefeated when Campbell posts two or more runs, but 6-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ty Caperton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Rogers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilson only posted a batting average of .269.

The win got Rogers back to even at 13-13. As for Wilson, they dropped their record down to 10-21 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.

Rogers and Wilson could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings. The Pirates will take on Mars Hill Bible at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (239 vs. 99). Meanwhile, Wilson (ranked 288th) will meet Central (ranked 83rd) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.