Baseball Recap: Cherryville Finds Playoff Glory Versus Langtree Charter Academy

Ironmen

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	18
03/25/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	18
03/27/25 vs Lincolnton	13
04/15/25 @ Bessemer City	11
05/06/25 vs Bradford Prep	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cherryville walked away with it. They blew past the Langtree Charter Academy Lions 6-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Ironmen, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Brock Bumgardner made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Kenan Fowler was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Talon Dalton, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Cherryville is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Langtree Charter Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.

Looking ahead, Cherryville will take on Hayesville on Tuesday. Langtree Charter Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.