Baseball Recap: Spotswood Has No Trouble Against Harrisonburg

Trailblazers

Margin (Wins)

04/25/25 @ Harrisonburg	17
05/20/25 vs Harrisonburg	15
04/22/25 @ Rocktown	15
04/08/25 @ Rockbridge County	13
03/26/25 @ Albemarle	12

While Spotswood put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Harrisonburg. The Trailblazers put the hurt on the Blue Streaks with a sharp 15-0 victory. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

Brady Hoover made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hoover was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Brian Mayberry looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Diego Marquez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew O'Brian, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.

The win made it two in a row for Spotswood and bumps their season record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Harrisonburg, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Spotswood will challenge rival William Monroe at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trailblazers 1.9, the Dragons 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Harrisonburg is set to take on their familiar foe East Rockingham at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.