Baseball Recap: Union Snags Sixth Win in Last Eight Games

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/20/26 vs Cedar	18
05/11/26 vs Providence Hall	14
03/24/26 @ Emery	13
04/24/26 @ Manti	12
03/12/26 vs Pine View	12

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Union had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Providence Hall Patriots get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Dylan Watahomigie made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Watahomigie was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyson Marx, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Cade Frandsen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence Hall only posted an OBP of .235.

Union has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Providence Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 15-14.

Union has already played their next matchup, an 8-1 victory against Canyon View on the 12th. As for Providence Hall, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-2 defeat against Manti on the 12th.