Baseball Game Preview: Surry County Cougars vs. Windsor Dukes

The Surry County Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Windsor Dukes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Surry County barely beat Franklin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars never let the Broncos get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Tanner Keckler

Hits Against

04/03/25 vs Franklin	1
04/01/25 @ Southampton	1
03/18/25 vs Greensville County	1

Tanner Keckler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Surry County let Mathew Johnson and Dalton Pierce run wild. Johnson went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Pierce scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. That's the most RBI Johnson has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dawson Keckler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Windsor made easy work of Brunswick on Thursday and carried off a 14-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dukes, who have now won three contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Surry County pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Windsor, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.

Everything went Surry County's way against Windsor in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Surry County made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.