The Orange Beach Makos will challenge the Parker Thundering Herd at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parker took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Orange Beach, who comes in off a win.
Orange Beach's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Corner.
Bryce McCollum
| 02/15/25 vs Elberta | 8 |
| 03/12/25 vs Arab | 6 |
| 02/27/25 vs T.R. Miller | 1 |
| 02/20/25 vs Chelsea | 1 |
Bryce McCollum looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Orange Beach is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Orange Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Beck, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Caden Ford also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Parker might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-10 to Blount, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Thundering Herd have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Courterius Bedgood put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Conellrious Scott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Nicolas Page was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Parker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. This was only their first loss (out of nine games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Orange Beach's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
