Baseball Recap: Cooper Peterson leads Osawatomie to victory over Prairie View

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 11:26pm

Baseball Recap: Osawatomie Trojans vs. Prairie View Buffalos

Osawatomie came into Tuesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prairie View Buffalos an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Cooper Peterson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

In other batting news, Troy Mosley was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Walker Beets, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.

Osawatomie's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Prairie View, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-14.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Osawatomie by a score of 7-6 later that day.

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