Bel Air, Md. – Harford claimed its first conference win of the season on Tuesday, pummeling the Anne Arundel Riverhawks, 14-4, in a mercy rule shortened contest.  

Keith Parks was credited with his first win of the year, pitching 1 2/3 innings in relief of starter Camden Cregger (4.1 IP, 1 ER).
 
Jimmy Nixon and Ethan Kiple led Harford at the plate, tallying two hits and two RBI a piece. Designated hitter Jordyn Smith also collected two hits, including a triple and a double.
 
Harford improves to 8-4 on the year. Anne Arundel falls to 3-6.
 
Scoring Summary
ANNE ARUNDEL – 1^ST INNING – Wheeler singles, O'Neal scores, 1-0
HARFORD – 2^ND INNING – Barton homers, Wright and Kiple scores, 3-1
HARFORD – 3^RD INNING – Brown walks, Nixon scores, 4-1
HARFORD – 3^RD INNING – Wyandt hit by a pitch, Kiple scores, 5-1
HARFORD – 3^RD INNING – Camp singles, Brown and Wright score, 7-1
HARFORD – 4^TH INNING – J. Smith triples, scores on a fielding error, 8-1
HARFORD – 4^TH INNING – Nixon homers, 9-1
HARFORD – 5^TH INNING – Shilling doubles, Wyandt scores, 10-1
HARFORD – 5^TH INNING – J. Smith doubles, Shilling scores, 11-1
HARFORD – 5^TH INNING – Nixon doubles, Hojnacki scorers. 12-1
ANNE ARUNDEL – 6^TH INNING – O'neal grounds out, Sterling scores, 12-2
ANNE ARUNDEL – 6^TH INNING – Brook scores on a wild pitch, 12-3
ANNE ARUNDEL – 7^TH INNING – Brook scores on wild pitch, 12-4
HARFORD – 7^TH INNNING – Kiple doubles, Hojnacki and Z. Smith score, 14-4 

Game Notes

• Harford tallied a season high 11 hits in the win. They also tied their highs in runs (14), RBI (12), doubles (5) and triples (1).
• Darius Barton homered for the second time in as many games.
• Jimmy Nixon record his first long ball of the year
• Nehemiah Wright and Jake Wyandt both stole a pair of bags.
• The two teams combined for 16 walks.
• The Fighting Owls are now 5-1 at home in 2019.

Up Next
Harford remains at home to face Essex on Thursday, March 7 at 3:30 p.m.

The Knights are 0-4 so far this season.