Baseball Recap: Wall Makes It 11 in a Row at Home

Wall entered their tilt with Grape Creek on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 13-0 shutout. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.

Kellan Oliver was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Gunnar Dillard was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Reid Ballard, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.

Wall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grape Creek only posted an OBP of .294.

Hawks

Previous Games (Home)

03/25/25 vs Grape Creek	13-0
03/11/25 vs San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy	25-1
02/04/25 vs Lake View	12-0
05/04/24 vs Llano	9-0
04/25/24 vs Jim Ned	12-3
+ 6 more games

Wall pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Grape Creek, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wall will venture away from home to challenge Merkel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wall's pitchers better be ready for this one: Merkel has averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Grape Creek, they will head out to square off against Jim Ned at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Jim Ned's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Grape Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.