Baseball Recap: Switzerland County Wins Going Away Against South Ripley

Pacers

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 vs Shawe Memorial	21
05/05/25 @ Shawe Memorial	17
04/30/25 @ Rising Sun	10
05/06/25 vs South Ripley	7
04/23/25 vs New Washington	6

After losing to South Ripley the last time they met, Switzerland County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pacers put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 7-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Pacers, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Zayne Smith, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep South Ripley off the board.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Byrd, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Roman Hite, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Switzerland County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The win made it two in a row for Switzerland County and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for South Ripley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Switzerland County will head out to take on Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pacers 3.2, the Tigers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Ripley, they will head out on the road to challenge South Decatur at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.