After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Conway Christian, Baptist Prep was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the McGehee Owls with a sharp 18-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jon Ramirez tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Austin Herring
| 03/20/25 vs McGehee | 3 |
| 04/01/24 vs Augusta | 2 |
| 03/08/24 vs Southwest Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/27/24 vs Southwest Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Maumelle Charter | 1 |
On the hitting side, Baptist Prep got a massive performance out of Austin Herring, who scored five runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Herring a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Preston Somers, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Baptist Prep's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for McGehee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Coming up, Baptist Prep will venture away from home to challenge Quitman at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Baptist Prep knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Quitman likes a good challenge. As for McGehee, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Central at 4:30 p.m. McGehee has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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