Baseball Recap: Union Pines Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Union Pines, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the St. Pauls Bulldogs by a score of 12-8 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.

Dylan Benedict made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Brodie Lyczkowski was incredible, going 2-for-4 with six RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was David Park, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Union Pines always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

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Previous 4 Games

03/14/25 - Home	12-8 W
02/26/25 - Away	19-2 W
04/18/24 - Home	16-4 W
03/12/24 - Away	8-9 L

The victory got Union Pines back to even at 3-3. As for St. Pauls, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Coming up, Union Pines will welcome Scotland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Pines is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Pauls, they will head out on the road to take on West Columbus at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pauls also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.2 runs per game.