Baseball Recap: Guilford Has No Trouble Against Harvard

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

04/10/25 @ Harvard	25
03/31/25 @ South Beloit	13
03/28/25 @ Dixon	8
03/26/25 vs DeKalb	2

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Guilford). They blew past the Harvard Hornets 25-5 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Benjamin King made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. That hit marked the first that he got this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddux Lee, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one double. Riley Kegley was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Guilford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .689. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

The win got Guilford back to even at 2-2. As for Harvard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Looking ahead, Guilford will head out on the road to take on Rockford Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Harvard, they will square off against Richmond-Burton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Rockets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.56 runs per game on average), something the Hornets will no doubt try to take advantage of.