Baseball Recap: Richmond Sets Scoring Season-High Against Union Pines

Raiders

Team Score (Highest)

03/25/25 vs Union Pines	11
03/21/25 @ Hoke County	10
03/19/25 @ Montgomery Central	9
03/04/25 @ Southern Lee	7
02/28/25 vs Porter Ridge	7

Richmond won the last time they faced Union Pines and things went their way on Tuesday too. Richmond blew past Union Pines 11-1. The Raiders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Jason Walker spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Richmond's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Richmond got a big performance out of Landon Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Richmond is undefeated when Taylor posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jabari Douglas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Taylor wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Richmond kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. Richmond is a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Richmond, bringing their record up to 7-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 5.63 in the others. As for Union Pines, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Richmond and Union Pines could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Richmond (ranked 119th) will meet Charlotte Catholic (ranked 21st) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Union Pines will challenge Richmond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday down 194 places (313 vs. 119).