Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Lafayette Jefferson's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Bronchos

Margin (Wins)

05/17/25 @ Marion	13
04/08/25 @ Logansport	13
05/06/25 @ McCutcheon	11
05/24/25 vs Richmond	10
04/19/25 vs Muncie Central	10

Lafayette Jefferson lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Richmond, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's contest. The Bronchos never let the Red Devils get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday. The Bronchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.

Lafayette Jefferson got a great performance from Talan Meyers as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Meyers a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Leyton Corbin was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Pickering, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Lafayette Jefferson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richmond only posted an OBP of .062.

Lafayette Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.

Coming up, Lafayette Jefferson will face off against McCutcheon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bronchos' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mavericks have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Richmond, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Centerville at 11:00 a.m. on Monday.