Baseball Recap: Red Bay Finds Playoff Glory Versus Cold Springs

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 vs Vina	16
04/18/25 vs Cold Springs	14
03/08/25 vs Belgreen	13
04/05/25 vs Sheffield	12
03/10/25 @ Colbert Heights	12

Red Bay had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Cold Springs Eagles on Friday as they made off with a 16-2 win. Considering the Tigers have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Ty Reynolds made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two doubles. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Carson McGee was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Jeramiah Thorne was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

Red Bay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Red Bay pushed their record up to 22-6 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Cold Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.

Red Bay will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.