Baseball Recap: Princeton Drops Highest Score of Season Against Eastern Wayne

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Princeton). They blew past the Eastern Wayne Warriors 27-3 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.

Cade Gurley was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gurley was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with eight RBI, three runs, and one triple. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season.

In other pitching news, Andrew Allnutt looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Xavier Ballance and Macon Boone did most of the damage at the plate: Ballance scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Boone scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those runs were Boone's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Pate, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Bulldogs

On Base Percentage

03/18/25 @ Eastern Wayne	55.3%
03/14/25 @ Rosewood	26.7%
03/13/25 vs Hobbton	46.7%
03/11/25 vs Rosewood	14.3%
03/07/25 vs Smithfield-Selma	32.1%
+ 6 more games

Princeton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-2. As for Eastern Wayne, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Princeton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-4 defeat against Clinton on the 19th. As for Eastern Wayne, they are taking a road trip to challenge Spring Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Wayne has given up an average of 22.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.