Baseball Recap: Coldwater Wins Going Away Against Hastings

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Previous Games

04/24/25 - Home	11-1 W
04/24/25 - Home	11-4 W
04/16/24 - Away	11-1 W
04/18/23 - Home	12-2 W
04/22/21 - Home	10-0 W
+ 2 more games

11 must be Coldwater's lucky number: they beat Hastings with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Cardinals were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Saxons. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Saxons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Rylan Edwards made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Edwards was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Hayward, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Royale Fleming, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Coldwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Coldwater's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Hastings, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Coming up, Coldwater will challenge Western at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hastings, they will venture away from home to square off against Holland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.