Baseball Recap: Maggie Walker Wins Going Away Against James Monroe

Maggie Walker

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Henrico	17
04/10/25 @ Petersburg	15
04/24/25 @ John Marshall	14
05/02/25 @ James Monroe	10
04/14/25 @ Meadowbrook	8

The matchup between Maggie Walker and James Monroe on Friday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Maggie Walker put the hurt on James Monroe with a sharp 15-5 victory. Maggie Walker might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Carson Holbert was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Quinn Redwine was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Donovan Johnson, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.

Maggie Walker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as James Monroe only posted an OBP of .355.

The win made it two in a row for Maggie Walker and bumps their season record up to 8-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for James Monroe, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maggie Walker will challenge J.R. Tucker at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for James Monroe, they will take on Massaponax at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Yellow Jackets are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.