The Heritage Christian Academy Warriors are 2025 KCAC Baseball Tournament champions.
Ethan Miles had a bases-clearing triple as part of a five-run seventh inning and rallied the Warriors past Whitefield Christian Academy 8-6 Saturday evening in the title game at David Eddings Field.
HCA (6-12), which had won only three games all year, matched that win total on Saturday.
Due to rain on Friday night, the Warriors opened tournament play at 8 a.m. on Saturday and rallied to a 5-4 win over Somerset Christian. Caden Gresham singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh.
Miles allowed only three hits in 6 2/3 innings and struck out 12 to pick up the pitching win.
In the semifinals, the Warriors scored three runs in the top of the sixth to rally from a 4-2 deficit and beat Highlands Latin 5-4. Gresham provided the winning hit again as he drove home Miles with two out. Miles had reached on a triple.
Miles went 8-for-13 at the plate with six RBI and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Collin Outland also made the All-Tournament team for HCA.
The Warriors are back in action today at home against Christian County in a District 8 game set for 5:30 p.m.
Score by Innings:
Somerset Christian 030 000 1 – 4 3 3
Heritage Christian 010 111 1 – 5 12 3
WP – Miles
Leading Hitters: HCA – Travis (1B), Miles (2 1B), Gresham (1B), Outland (3 1B), Wells (1B), Nichols (1B), Bullard (3 1B).
Score by Innings:
Heritage Christian 020 003 0 – 5 11 5
Highlands Latin 300 100 0 – 4 4 1
WP – Hensley
Leading Hitters: HCA – Miles (3B, 1B), Gresham (2B, 2 1B), Outland (2B, 1B), Nichols (1B), Bullard (1B), Hensley (1B), Hale (1B).
Score by Innings:
Heritage Christian 200 010 5 – 8 7 3
Whitefield Academy 101 301 0 – 6 4 4
WP – Hale
Leading Hitters: HCA – Miles (3B, 3 1B), Gresham (1B), Wells (1B), Cook (1B).
Photos by Joe Wilson
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