Baseball Secures Silver Star with Win Over Air Force in South Carolina

Saturday, February 21

Columbia, S.C.

5:00 p.m.

Army West Point

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Air Force

2-4

Army West Point

Air Force

Photo by: SGT Nathan Sturgis

Baseball Secures Silver Star with Win Over Air Force in South Carolina

February 21, 2026 | Baseball

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The momentum was palpable for Army West Point baseball heading into Saturday night.

Coming off a historic win over SEC program South Carolina one day earlier, the Black Knights faced both a delayed start due to rain, as well as the rival Air Force Falcons on Saturday night at Founders Park.

And under the Columbia lights, the Black Knights hit three home runs for the second consecutive game on their way to an 11-3 win over Air Force.

Army improved to 2-3 overall with the win.

The Black Knights have now won five of their past eight games vs. Air Force dating back to 2023, and 22 of their past 33 games against academy rivals.

Starting pitcher Andrew Berg—making his second start of the season—pitched 6.1 innings and struck out a pair of Falcon batters while walking just one. He allowed three earned runs but earned his first win of 2026.

Kevin Reavey entered in relief with one out in the seventh, and with a Falcon run already plated in the inning and another runner on base, he induced a pair of outs including a strikeout to retire the side.

The sophomore then worked a clean eighth and ninth, and claimed Army's first save of 2026.

In the top of the first inning, Jack Quinlan got Army on the board first with a two-run home run to make it 2-0 early in the Palmetto State.

Berg sat the Falcons down in order in the bottom of the first and stranded a runner on third base in the bottom of the second. However, he would surrender a pair of runs in the third as Air Force tied the contest at 2-2.

After Berg once again collected a perfect inning in the fourth, Army took advantage of an Air Force miscue in the fifth to re-take the lead.

That miscue allowed Quinlan to reach base on a dropped ball by the left fielder with two outs, leading to Addison Ainsworth being hit by a pitch before Carter Hewitt recorded an RBI single to bring home Quinlan. Ainsworth then scored on the ensuing at-bat as the Falcons dipped into their bullpen for the initial time.

Thomas Schreck hit his first home run of 2026 in the sixth inning to put Army ahead 5-2. Air Force would get a run back in the seventh to cut Army's lead to two, but the Black Knights began to pull away in the eighth with a two-out, three-run William Parker home run.

Army put any doubt away in the ninth, with sacrifice flies from Overbeek and Schreck before a Barr RBI single put a cherry on top of the evening.

By the Numbers

3: Hewitt was 3-for-4 on the night and Barr was 3-for-6.

.325: Army as a team hit .325 Saturday night, compared to just .194 for Air Force.

.444: The Black Knights hit .444 with two outs, compared to .100 for the Falcons.

.556: Army was a blistering .556 at the plate with runners in scoring position.

Black Knight Notes

The Black Knights hit three or more home runs in back-to-back games for the first time since April 20-21, 2024 vs. Bucknell.

Max McGlone made his first start of the season, serving as the DH on Saturday night. Zac Farrell also received his first start of 2026; his coming in right field.

Chris Barr recorded his 150^th career hit on the contest's first at-bat. So far in 2026, Barr has recorded a hit in each game.

Army played error-free baseball for its third consecutive game and the third time across five games to date in 2026.

Next Up

Army travels to the lowcountry to conclude the weekend's games, facing The Citadel on Sunday. First pitch from Charlston's Joseph P. Riley Park is set for 1:00 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Berg, Andrew (1-0)

L: HOLST, JOSH (0-1)

S: Reavey, Kevin (1)

Army West Point

Batting:

2B: Craig, JT 1

HR: Parker, William 1 ; Quinlan, Jack 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 1

RBI: Barr, Chris 1 ; Parker, William 3 ; Quinlan, Jack 2 ; Hewitt, Carter 1 ; Overbeek, Josiah 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 2

SF: Overbeek, Josiah 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Barr, Chris 2 ; Dubrule, David 1 ; Parker, William 1 ; Quinlan, Jack 2 ; Ainsworth, Addison 2 ; Hewitt, Carter 1 ; Craig, JT 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 1