| 05/16/25 vs Blue Ridge | 18 |
| 04/12/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 17 |
| 04/18/25 vs ROWVA/Williamsfield | 15 |
| 03/31/25 @ Lexington | 14 |
| 05/02/25 vs Woodland | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midland). Everything went their way against the Blue Ridge Knights on Friday as they made off with an 18-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Timberwolves as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Zack Schwanke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Midland is 2-1 when Schwanke allows two or fewer hits, but 10-13-3 otherwise. Schwanke was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Traver, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Midland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1-1 (and 9-13-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Noah Dorsey, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Midland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Midland's victory bumped their record up to 12-14-3. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18.
As of now, neither Midland nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.
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