Baseball Recap: Cosby Sets Scoring Season-High Against Austin-East

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/21/25 @ Austin-East	25
04/05/25 vs Cordia	20
04/03/25 @ Apostolic Christian	15
04/08/25 vs Hancock County	12
04/01/25 vs FCA	11

Cosby had lost five games straight , but after bumping their record up to 2-17-1 on Monday that streak is in the rearview. They were the clear victors by a 25-16 margin over the Austin-East Roadrunners. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Cosby got a massive performance out of Gage McCarty, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave McCarty a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Tanner Barnes, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.

Cosby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Austin-East only posted a batting average of .333.

As for Austin-East, they dropped their record down to 0-20 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Even if they couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.

On Austin-East's side, they got a massive performance out of Nymire Jackson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those RBI were Jackson's first of the season. Michael Gladney was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cosby will face off against Apostolic Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Apostolic Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.4 runs per game on average), something Cosby will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Austin-East, they will take on Hancock County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.