05/13/24 - Away | 4-6 L |
04/01/23 - Away | 17-0 W |
04/21/22 - Away | 12-7 W |
05/07/19 - Neutral | 5-17 L |
05/03/18 - Away | 2-18 L |
+ 5 more games |
Williamsburg and Barbourville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. Williamsburg will face off against Barbourville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Williamsburg took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Oneida Baptist Institute get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Yellow Jackets' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Ethan Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Reed was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Williamsburg got a massive performance out of Hayden Kleinert, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Those three stolen bases gave Kleinert a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rountree, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Williamsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .840. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Barbourville took on Lynn Camp on Tuesday. Barbourville was the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Lynn Camp. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season so far.
The victory got Barbourville back to even at 3-3. As for Williamsburg, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Williamsburg couldn't quite finish off Barbourville when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Williamsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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