Baseball Recap: Cookeville Now 11-3 over Last 14 Games

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs LaVergne	15
04/16/25 @ Smyrna	12
04/02/25 @ LaVergne	11
05/02/25 vs LaVergne	10
04/15/25 vs Smyrna	10

Cookeville won the last time they faced LaVergne and things went their way on Friday too. The Cavaliers blew past the Wolverines 14-4. Considering the Cavaliers have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jackson Roberts made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had over his last 12 matchups.

In other batting news, Cookeville let Evan Allen and KJ Anderson run wild. Allen got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Allen has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Severance, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Cookeville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Cookeville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for LaVergne, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-17.

Cookeville has already played their next game, a 6-4 win against Lebanon on the 4th. LaVergne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.