Baseball Recap: Highland Wins Going Away Against Washington

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Fredericksburg Christian	15
04/25/25 vs Virginia Episcopal School	12
04/10/25 vs Fredericksburg Christian	11
04/04/25 vs Woodberry Forest	11
05/07/25 vs Washington	10

Highland had lost three games straight , but after bumping their record up to 24-8 on Wednesday that streak is in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Washington Patriots as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Hawks have won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Highland got a great performance from Grayson Coppage as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, Coppage posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four games.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Dart, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Gunning, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.

Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.

As for Washington, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Washington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sven Dupree, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will welcome Benedictine at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Washington, they will be playing at home against Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Trojans will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.