Baseball Recap: Somerset Drops Highest Score of Season Against Casey County

Briar Jumpers

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 @ Casey County	15
04/14/25 @ Casey County	13
03/18/25 vs Knox Central	10
03/25/25 vs Tates Creek	9
04/10/25 vs Glasgow	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset). They never let the Casey County Rebels get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Monday. The Briar Jumpers haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Kole Grundy made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Somerset is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise. Grundy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miles Strunk, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Isaiah Lewis was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Somerset always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.

Somerset's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Casey County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Somerset will host Russell County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Casey County, they will challenge Rockcastle County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.