Baseball Recap: Shady Spring Triumphs

Shady Spring took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Princeton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Shady Spring had just enough and edged out Princeton 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Shady Spring has posted since March 29th.

Sam Barnett

Hits Against

04/01/25 @ Ripley	9
03/27/25 vs Greenbrier East	9
04/09/25 @ Nicholas County	8
04/05/25 vs Karns	2
04/14/25 @ Princeton	1

Sam Barnett was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Shady Spring: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 4-7-1 otherwise. Barnett was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

In other batting news, Cutter Boggs and Jacob Claypool did most of the damage at the plate: Boggs scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Claypool went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. Another player making a difference was Noah Fox, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Shady Spring pushed their record up to 6-8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Princeton, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Coming up, Shady Spring will be playing at home against Independence at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Princeton, they will head out to face off against James Monroe at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.