Baseball Recap: Harvey Has No Trouble Against Harding

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Previous 6 Games

04/03/25 - Home	16-6 W
03/30/21 - Away	9-10 L
04/27/19 - Away	0-2 L
04/11/19 - Home	5-3 W
03/27/17 - Home	3-4 L
04/23/16 - Away	0-7 L

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Harvey and Harding, and Harvey kept the tradition alive. The Red Raiders put the hurt on the Skippers with a sharp 16-6 victory on Thursday. This was payback for the Red Raiders, who suffered a 10-9 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Erik Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.

In other pitching news, Braylon Kimbrough looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Harvey let Ryan Delaney and Trent Hull run wild. Delaney went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple, while Hull scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Hull has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jurein Morales, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Harvey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harding only posted an OBP of .370.

Harvey now has a winning record of 2-1.

Coming up, Harvey will face off against Wickliffe at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Harding, they will square off against Mathews at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will give the Skippers their first taste of in-conference action this season.