Baseball Recap: Cushing Sets Scoring Season-High Against New Summerfield

Bearkats

Team Score (Highest)

03/11/25 @ New Summerfield	31
03/08/25 vs Chireno	8
03/06/25 vs Trinity	7
02/28/25 @ All Saints Episcopal	6
02/25/25 vs Carlisle	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cushing). They put the hurt on the New Summerfield Hornets with a sharp 31-0 win on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bearkats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Stephen Tamez and Boe Coleman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tamez tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Coleman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Cushing is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-4 otherwise. At the plate, Tamez scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Coleman scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Tamez also brought in three RBI, marking his first of the season.

In other batting news, Cushing got a massive performance out of Kaden Willis, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Willis 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. Another player making a difference was Jed Coleman, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.

Cushing kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 8.8.

The win got Cushing back to even at 5-5. As for New Summerfield, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cushing will host Alto at 6:30 p.m. on March 20th. As for New Summerfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglass at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. New Summerfield has given up an average of 18.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.