Baseball Recap: Belfry Find Success

While Belfry's victory against Tolsia wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Pirates narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rebels 6-4. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won six in a row.

Bryce Hagy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Billy Smith

Hits Against

04/26/25 vs Tolsia	1
04/18/25 @ West Carter	2
03/29/25 @ West	0
03/22/25 vs Leslie County	1
03/21/25 vs Mingo Central	1

In other pitching news, Billy Smith looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Chase Varney, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of David Michael Hagy, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.

Belfry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Belfry pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tolsia, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.

Coming up, Belfry's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Betsy Layne at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Tolsia, they will welcome Hannan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.27 runs per game on average), something the Rebels will no doubt try to take advantage of.