Baseball Recap: Heritage Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 @ Salem	17
03/17/25 @ South Gwinnett	16
03/14/25 @ Rockdale County	15
03/07/25 @ Fayette County	15
02/10/25 @ Morrow	13

Heritage won the last time they faced Rockdale County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Heritage Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rockdale County Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Mason Lynch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Heritage is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Lynch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Heritage let Cal Lumpkin and Denzel Gillespie run wild. Lumpkin went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Gillespie scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most RBI Lumpkin has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Will Bush, who scored three runs.

Heritage pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rockdale County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage will welcome South Gwinnett at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage is facing South Gwinnett at the right time seeing as South Gwinnett is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Rockdale County, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Newton at 5:55 p.m. Newton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rockdale County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.