For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Chapel Hill and Cedar Ridge meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Chapel Hill Tigers blew past the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves 11-3. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Fighting Red Wolves walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Teagan CoyneSmith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Austin Campos and Jason Krieg did most of the damage at the plate: Campos scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-4, while Krieg got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Campos is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. James Staats was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tigers
| 03/12/25 @ Cedar Ridge | 39.4% |
| 03/10/25 @ Heritage | 25% |
| 03/06/25 @ Wake Forest | 20% |
| 02/28/25 vs Carrboro | 31.8% |
| 02/26/25 @ Orange | 22.2% |
| + 4 more games |
Chapel Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Chapel Hill's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Cedar Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Chapel Hill will welcome NCSSM: Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cedar Ridge, they will venture away from home to take on Williams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Ridge has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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