Baseball Recap: Wirt County Wins Going Away Against Magnolia

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 @ Hannan	13
05/07/25 vs Magnolia	10
04/23/25 vs Gilmer County	10
04/19/25 @ Frontier	10
03/22/25 @ Tyler	10

Wirt County's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Magnolia Blue Eagles as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Kolton Toler was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Wirt County: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Toler was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Wyatt Boice and Brody Ewing did most of the damage at the plate: Boice went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Ewing went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Ewing a new career-high. Trenton Watson was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Wirt County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Wirt County's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Magnolia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Wirt County beat the Blue Eagles by a score of 13-3 later that day.