Baseball Recap: Westminster Schools of Augusta Sets Scoring Season-High Against Wardlaw Academy

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westminster Schools of Augusta). They blew past the Wardlaw Academy Patriots 18-7 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests in a row.

Thomas Freeman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.

Levi Murphey

Runs

03/17/25 vs Wardlaw Academy	3
02/28/25 @ Wardlaw Academy	3
02/25/25 @ Lincoln County	3
03/13/25 vs St. Andrew's	2
03/13/25 vs St. Andrew's	1

In other batting news, Levi Murphey was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Westminster Schools of Augusta is 3-1 when Murphey posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Wills Pollard, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Westminster Schools of Augusta's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8 runs. As for Wardlaw Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westminster Schools of Augusta will take on Pinewood Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster Schools of Augusta will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Wardlaw Academy, they will square off against Jefferson Davis Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson Davis Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Wardlaw Academy likes a good challenge.