Baseball Recap: Oneida Has No Trouble Against Scott

Oneida won the last time they faced Scott and things went their way on Friday too. The Indians blew past the Highlanders 13-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.

Caden Shoemaker

Hits (Career)

04/17/26 vs Scott	3
04/09/26 vs Pickett County	2
03/30/26 @ Sunbright	2
03/27/26 @ Midway	2
03/03/26 vs Clarkrange	2

Caden Shoemaker made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Oneida: the team is undefeated when he posts at least ten strikeouts, but 5-13 otherwise. Shoemaker was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Oneida let Eli Rector and Brock Ryon run wild. Rector got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs and one triple, while Ryon went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Rector is becoming a predictor of Oneida's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 3-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Hutcherson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Oneida was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Oneida's record is now 8-13. As for Scott, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Oneida will be playing in front of their home fans against Jellico at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.5 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Scott, they will head out to square off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.