Baseball Recap: Tygarts Valley Has No Trouble Against East Hardy

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Tucker County	12
04/28/25 @ Pocahontas County	11
04/09/25 vs Pocahontas County	10
03/21/25 @ Clay-Battelle	10
04/29/25 @ East Hardy	8

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Tygarts Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the East Hardy Cougars as they made off with a 19-11 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.

Jacob Wamsley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Tygarts Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Tygarts Valley got a massive performance out of Austin Gear, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Gear a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Wilson, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Tygarts Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .547. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Tygarts Valley pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for East Hardy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tygarts Valley will square off against Moorefield at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Hardy, they will head out to square off against Frankfort at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Falcons will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight.