Baseball Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Leeds

Greenwave

Margin (Wins)

02/19/25 @ Clay-Chalkville	14
04/01/25 vs Carver Birmingham	13
03/20/25 vs Ramsay	10
02/27/25 @ Pinson Valley	10
02/25/25 vs Pinson Valley	10

Leeds won the last time they faced Carver Birmingham and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Greenwave never let the Rams get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Considering the Greenwave have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ty Bedell and Jacob Calvin were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Bedell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Calvin pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Bedell went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Calvin went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Calvin's first of the season.

In other batting news, Nash Jones was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Leeds was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carver Birmingham only posted a batting average of .000.

The victory made it two in a row for Leeds and bumps their season record up to 18-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Carver Birmingham, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10.

Leeds wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-2 loss against Vincent on the 4th. As for Carver Birmingham, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-8 defeat against Ramsay on the 4th.