Hargrave News
Hargrave Baseball Takes on VES
April 15, 2025
Yesterday, the Varsity Baseball team faced off against the #7 state-ranked team, VES, for the second time this season. Fred Bossart got the start on the mound, with Luke Cusumano coming in as relief. Isaiah Dixon started behind the plate and showed great improvement in his role as catcher. He also led the team offensively ... Read more
Tiger Scratch Out a Win Against Roanoke Catholic School
April 4, 2025
Tiger Take early cuts against Tunstall.
April 4, 2025
The team played their guts out yesterday against Tunstall; however, we ended up with a loss, 5-4, with the game called due to darkness in the bottom of the 6th. Grady Upchurch pitched a great game and the team played well behind him. Miles Rountrey continues to play great in the field and is a ... Read more
Tigers Take the Diamond against North Cross
March 26, 2025
The Varsity baseball team traveled to Roanoke yesterday to take on rival North Cross. Despite entering the game fired up and ready to compete, we struggled early with a series of errors that proved difficult to overcome. In the end, we fell 15-0. However, there were some standout performances. Miles Rountrey continued to be a ... Read more
Varsity Baseball Wins Season Opener
March 11, 2025
The Hargrave Tigers kicked off their baseball season with a dominant 10-2 win over the Eastern Mennonite Flames. The game was called early after 5 innings due to darkness. Grady Upchurch delivered a stellar performance on the mound, allowing only a few hits, while the defense made key plays to back him up. Offensively, the Tigers ... Read more
Hargrave Varsity Baseball Takes on Life Christian Academy
March 11, 2025
The Hargrave Varsity Baseball Tiger dropped to 1-1 today with a 0-10 loss to Life Christian Academy. The Tigers struggled at the plate however Cadet Dixon and Cadet Brady Upchurch had two nice hits. Cadet Luke Cusumano played exceptionally well in the outfield with 5 putouts. Cadet Miles Roundtrey had a stolen base as a ... Read more
Varsity Baseball Puts up a Great Effort Against North Cross.
May 1, 2024
The Tigers took the diamond yesterday to compete vs conference rival North Cross. The weather was tremendous, and conditions on the field were prime for a good baseball game. North Cross was the first team to be at bat and they took advantage of the first inning scoring 2 runs. The Tigers defense snuffed them out ... Read more
Tigers Win on a Walk Off in 9 Innings
May 1, 2024
The Hargrave Tigers Varsity Baseball team competed hard today vs Carlisle and ended up with a 3-2 victory in extra innings. David Ellis scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th on a past ball. Jerimiah Perry Pitched the first 5 Innings and Kinlee McBride finished the game with four great innings. Miles ... Read more
Varsity Baseball Defeat Military Rival
April 25, 2024
The Varsity baseball team rebounded from a loss to VES 3-13 to beat Fishburn Military 8-2. Grady Upchurch pitched a complete game giving up a few hits and no earned runs. Defensively we played fairly well with some nice plays from Colin Terrel, Kinlee McBride and Caden Swelling. Miles Rountrey was a constant threat on the bases ... Read more
Varsity Baseball Losses home game to Blue Ridge
April 15, 2024
Hargrave lost its home game vs Blueridge 10-0. The Tigers struggled at the plate and gave up 5 runs in the top of the 6th which extended a 4 run deficit. Hopefully the tigers will have a better performance against Miller School on Friday at home. Walton picked up his first hit of the season.
The new Rick Cline Baseball Center provides the opportunity for year round training for Hargrave Baseball.
October 3, 2023
During alumni weekend 2023, Hargrave cut the ribbon on a brand new indoor baseball facility that features a new locker room and state of the art training technology through Rapsodo. The facility now provides the Cadet Athletes’ with the ability to train year round which gives the program a leg up on the completion come ... Read more
Varsity Baseball Taking Steps Forward!
March 22, 2023
As the calendar shifts to Spring, the Hargrave Tigers are out in full force on the diamond with four games under their belt over the past 13 days! With a younger roster under Head Coach, Frank Thomas ’87, the Tigers are making daily improvements in the face of a difficult 2022-23 schedule. Below are some ... Read more
Tigers Break out the Lumber in Weekend Sweep
May 3, 2021
Over the weekend, the Hargrave Tigers earned a pair of key victories over Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy (20-18) and Randolph-Macon Academy (17-16) to boost their overall record to 5-6 heading into the home stretch.
Hoffman Shines in Tiger Victory!
April 16, 2021
Wrapping up a three game home stand, the Hargrave Tigers played host to the Ospreys of Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy. After 5 strong innings of play, the Tigers picked up their second win of the week with a 14-4 victory moving their overall record to 2-4 on the season.
10 Run First Inning Propels Tigers to Victory
April 14, 2021
The Hargrave Tigers opened up a three game homestand on Monday afternoon as they hosted the Eastern Mennonite Flames. After a hot start, the Tigers cruised to a 13-3 victory securing their first win of the season!
Hargrave Stifled by North Cross
March 24, 2021
In the second game of a back-to-back, the Hargrave Tigers took a trip to Roanoke to square up with VIC opponent, North Cross, where the Tigers eventually fell to 0-2 in the early part of the season after losing 10-0.
Tigers Stumble in Season Opener
March 23, 2021
The Hargrave Tigers opened up their season on Monday afternoon from Fuller Field as they hosted the Carlisle Chiefs. Hargrave battled but ultimately fell 15-5.
Hargrave Military Academy Announces Frank Thomas ’87 as Head Baseball Coach
January 25, 2020
Hargrave Military Academy is pleased to announce Frank Thomas ’87 as Head Baseball Coach. Thomas, a four-year boarding cadet at Hargrave, went on to complete his BS at Averett University. As a coach, Thomas brings a wealth of knowledge to the Tigers. All together, Thomas brings over a decade of coaching experience to Hargrave. Thomas ... Read more
Rogers-Fuller Baseball Field Preparation
January 5, 2020
New head varsity baseball coach Frank Thomas took to the baseball field over the holidays. With assistance from Mr. Don Haston, facilities director, and a rented turf cutter, the two of them improved the pitching mound and infield. Additionally, they repaired and cleaned up the batting cage. Even though it is still the middle of ... Read more
John Bailey Hired as Head Varsity Baseball Coach
February 12, 2019
Bailey brings 17 years of college coaching with him to the Tigers