Baseball Recap: Western Branch Snags Sixth Win in Last Seven Games

Bruins

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Deep Creek	39
04/29/25 @ Indian River	15
04/16/25 vs Lowcountry Leadership	11
05/06/25 vs King's Fork	10
03/18/25 vs Granby	9

Western Branch had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt King's Fork on Tuesday. The Bruins' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.

Miles Melescu looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.

At the plate, Carter Walter was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Markel Smith, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Western Branch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King's Fork only posted an OBP of .062.

Western Branch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for King's Fork, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Looking ahead, Western Branch will host Hickory at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for King's Fork, they will head out to challenge Heritage at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are facing the Hurricanes at the right time seeing as the Hurricanes are stuck on a 16-game losing streak.