Baseball Recap: Highland Tech Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Rams

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter	19
02/28/25 vs Piedmont Community Charter	10
02/26/25 @ Ashbrook	10
03/18/25 vs Shelby	8
03/24/25 vs Ashbrook	7

There's no place like home for Highland Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Ashbrook Greenwave 11-4 on Monday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.

Erwing Soza made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Highland Tech is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-5 otherwise. Soza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Trey Costner was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Highland Tech is undefeated when Costner posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Cooper Hartis was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Highland Tech has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. Ashbrook dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Highland Tech will venture away from home to face off against Kings Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ashbrook, they will welcome Forestview at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.