Baseball Recap: Chapel Hill Find Success

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Previous Games

02/21/25 - Home	8-6 W
02/13/23 - Away	11-2 W
04/15/22 - Home	13-3 W
04/13/22 - Away	16-1 W
03/26/21 - Home	6-0 W
+ 5 more games

While Chapel Hill's win against New Manchester wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chapel Hill Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the New Manchester Jaguar on Friday, sneaking past 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since March 4, 2024.

Chapel Hill let Phillip Ackerman and Brennan Austin run wild. Ackerman scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Austin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Ackerman a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Jayden Lawrence, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Chapel Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win got Chapel Hill back to even at 3-3. As for New Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers take on the Wildcats at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. As for New Manchester, they will venture away from home to challenge Lovejoy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. New Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.