Baseball Recap: Red Bay Picks Up Ninth Straight Win at Home

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 vs Vina	16
03/08/25 vs Belgreen	13
03/10/25 @ Colbert Heights	12
03/01/25 vs Belmont	9
03/15/25 vs East Lawrence	8

Red Bay entered their tilt with Sulligent on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Blue Devils 9-3. Considering the Tigers have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jeramiah Thorne made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Thorne was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Ayden Pruitt was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Carson McGee was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Red Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sulligent only posted an OBP of .286.

Red Bay's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sulligent, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.

Red Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 victory against Phil Campbell on the 28th. As for Sulligent, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 9-0 defeat against Hamilton on the 29th.