Baseball Recap: Drumright Drops Season-High Score on Butner

Tornadoes

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 vs Butner	26
03/18/25 @ Porter	15
02/28/25 vs Oilton	14
03/03/25 @ Davenport	12
03/27/25 vs Olive	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Drumright). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Butner Eagles a 26-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Tornadoes with their most commanding win of the season.

Blane Snell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Drumright's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Snell was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Drumright let Gavin Brimmer and Sammy Blackburn run wild. Brimmer went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs, while Blackburn went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Drumright is 2-1 when Blackburn posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-11 otherwise. Garett Wright was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Drumright always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .818. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Drumright is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Butner, they dropped their record down to 4-6 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coincidentally, Drumright and Butner will both be playing Mulhall-Orlando the next time they take the field. The Tornadoes will host the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Eagles will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.