Roush one-hits Western Latham in North Adams shutout win

Cooper Roush turned North Adams’ trip to Latham into a showcase of command, efficiency and confidence, firing a one-hit, 10-strikeout complete-game shutout as the Green Devils beat Western Latham 6-0 on May 9.

The senior right-hander did it in only 61 pitches, a rare kind of quick work that kept Western off balance from start to finish and gave North Adams its 10th win of the spring. It was Roush’s third victory of the season, and it came in the kind of outing that can steady a team as the schedule tightens and postseason pressure begins to build.

Roush did more than dominate on the mound. He helped his own cause at the plate, finishing 2-for-2 with two runs batted in. That two-way contribution matched the kind of complete performance North Adams needed in a game it controlled without ever leaning on a single big inning.

Instead, the Green Devils spread the damage across the middle of the game, scoring in four consecutive innings before adding insurance in the seventh. Trace Evans, Carsyn Raines, Hunton Shiveley and Maverick Winkler were among the players who helped build the lead, giving North Adams the balance coaches want to see when a playoff-style game starts to take shape. The result was never in doubt once Roush settled in and the offense began stacking runs behind him.

For North Adams, the win carried more weight than a clean final line. The Green Devils had been fighting for consistency this spring, and a road shutout like this one offered a clear sign that the pieces can line up at the right time. A senior pitcher working efficiently, a lineup producing across multiple innings and a defense backing it all up created the kind of combined effort that can travel well into the final stretch of the season.

Roush has already been one of the more notable names in North Adams baseball this spring, including an earlier game against Ripley that put him into a second-place tie in the state annals after he was hit by a pitch four times. He also delivered a three-hit game at West Union in 2024, and that history made the one-hit shutout at Western Latham feel less like a surprise than the latest marker of what he can do when everything is clicking.

North Adams also was in the middle of the Rocky Nelson Wooden Bat Classic during the same week, underscoring how busy the Green Devils’ late-season stretch had become. But on this afternoon in Latham, the story belonged to Roush, and to a North Adams team that left with a shutout, a road win and a little more belief heading into the finish.