Baseball Recap: Winfield Has No Trouble Against Poca

Generals

Margin

03/24/25 vs Poca	13
03/13/25 vs South Charleston	10
03/15/25 @ Williamstown	3
03/21/25 vs Ripley	2

Winfield had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Poca on Monday. Winfield's pitcher stepped up to hand Poca a 13-0 shutout. The contest marked the Generals' most dominant win of the season so far.

Cameron Wallace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Wallace was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Ean Cox and Brayson Downey did most of the damage at the plate: Cox scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Downey went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Preston Keiffer was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Winfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Winfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Poca, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Looking ahead, Winfield will face off against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Poca, they will square off against Braxton County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Braxton County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.