For the second straight game, Hampton will face off against Heritage. The Crabbers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hampton has seven straight victories, Heritage has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hampton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Heritage a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Crabbers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ashton Green
| 05/12/26 @ Heritage | 4 |
| 05/06/26 @ Warwick | 3 |
| 03/24/26 @ Woodside | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Phoebus | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Manor | 2 |
Ashton Green and Austin Silva made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Green struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Silva tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Green got on base in two of his five plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base, while Silva went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four runs gave Green a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hampton got a massive performance out of Ike Ziemba, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Ziemba a new career-high. Nate Peek was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Hampton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hampton's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
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