Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Appalachian

Eagles

Previous Games

04/03/25 vs Victory Christian	10-0
04/01/25 @ Victory Christian	7-0
04/01/25 @ Victory Christian	7-0
03/28/25 @ Horseshoe Bend	10-0
03/26/25 @ Horseshoe Bend	10-0
+ 3 more games

Appalachian had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Victory Christian Lions a 10-0 shutout. Give the Eagles' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.

Caleb Conn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camdyn Moore, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Levi Parrish was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

Appalachian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Victory Christian only posted an OBP of .250.

Appalachian's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Victory Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Appalachian will take on Pennington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Victory Christian, they will challenge Wellborn at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.25 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.