Baseball Recap: Warrenton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Rainier

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Rainier	16
04/11/25 @ Catlin Gabel	16
03/29/25 @ Banks	16
04/12/25 vs Westside Christian	11
04/14/25 vs Neah-Kah-Nie	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Warrenton). They blew past the Rainier Columbians 20-4 on Monday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.

Eli Neahring looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

On the hitting side, Ryder Sturgell was a standout: he went 3-for-6 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyson McGrorty, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and three RBI.

Warrenton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive matches.

Warrenton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Rainier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Warrenton will face off against Ilwaco at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Rainier, they will take on Banks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Columbians will need to watch out since the Braves have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.