Baseball Recap: Harker Beats Jefferson for Their Third Straight Victory

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/08/25 vs Jefferson	17
03/25/25 @ Westmoor	17
04/24/25 vs Westmoor	11
04/05/25 vs Gunderson	11
04/21/25 vs Pinewood	9

Harker waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Jefferson Grizzlies. Considering the Eagles have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Shaurya Jain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Harker is 6-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Jain was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.

In other pitching news, Mason Brooks looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Austin Zhao was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Pedro Castro, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Harker was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Harker pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Jefferson, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.

Looking ahead, Harker will challenge Gunderson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Grizzlies have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Jefferson, they will face off against Priory at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.