Baseball Recap: Heyworth Snaps Five-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Fisher	13
03/21/25 @ Henry-Senachwine	11
04/14/25 vs Ridgeview	10
03/27/25 @ St. Teresa	10
03/29/25 vs Gillespie	8

Heyworth had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Fisher on Wednesday. The Hornets blew past the Bunnies 14-1. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Carter Brooks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Maddox Klawitter and Braydon Laesch did most of the damage at the plate: Klawitter scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Laesch went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Klawitter has become a key player for Heyworth: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Heyworth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fisher only posted an OBP of .238.

Heyworth's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7. As for Fisher, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11.

Coming up, Heyworth will venture away from home to challenge Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Hornets are facing the Rockets at the right time seeing as the Rockets are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fisher, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lexington at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.