The New Bern Bears will head out on the road to take on the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Bern has nine straight victories, Topsail has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
New Bern barely beat Havelock the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. New Bern's pitcher stepped up to hand Havelock an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Ki'Mya Sutton
| 03/20/25 vs Havelock | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Havelock | 3 |
| 04/01/24 vs Swansboro | 2 |
| 03/18/24 @ Ashley | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Northside - Jacksonville | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Ki'Mya Sutton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Bella Colon also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
New Bern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Havelock only posted an OBP of .118.
Meanwhile, Topsail didn't have quite enough to beat West Brunswick on Tuesday and fell 6-4.
New Bern pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Topsail, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
New Bern suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Topsail in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can New Bern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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