The Richmond baseball team evened their season record at 2-2 on Tuesday, April 7, with a road win at Union County. The Patriots outhit the Red Devils 7-5, but the Devils were much more efficient, converting their five hits into 14 runs and defeating the Patriots by the final score of 14-8.
The game was tied at 1-1 after the second inning before the Red Devils started to pull away, scoring nine runs in the third and fourth innings, to build a lead they would never surrender.
Weston Jones drove in three runs for Richmond, who stole nine bases as a team. Logan Belanga added two RBIs.
Zander Juday was the winning pitcher. Gunner Miller took the loss.
Richmond (2-2) 0 1 4 5 0 4 0 14
Union County (1-2) 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 8
Richmond hits: Belanga, Jayvian Burdette, Jones, Darwyn Roman, Juday
Union County hits: Cole Cheatham, Holden Harvey, Cason Hornung, Colton Johnson, Miller, Cam Salsbery, Easton Woesta
A version of this article appeared in the April 15 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.