Baseball Recap: Eastern Montgomery Triumphs

Eastern Montgomery won the last time they faced Fleming and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mustangs walked away with a 12-8 win over the Colonels. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.

Coltin Conner

Stolen Base (Career)

03/26/26 @ Fleming	5
04/22/25 vs Craig County	2
03/20/25 vs Roanoke Catholic	2
03/19/26 @ Grayson County	1
05/19/25 vs Parry McCluer	1

Marshall Tate and Coltin Conner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tate struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Conner tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season. At bat, Tate went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base, while Conner went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those five stolen bases gave Conner a new career-high.

In other batting news, Eastern Montgomery let Caleb Jones and Raylan Conner run wild. Jones went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs, while Conner went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Jones has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Owen, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.

Eastern Montgomery always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fleming only posted an OBP of .333.

Eastern Montgomery now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Fleming, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Coming up, Eastern Montgomery will venture away from home to challenge Parry McCluer at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fleming, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on George Washington at 5:00 p.m. on April 8.