Baseball Recap: Thorndale Takes Down Mason in a Playoff Battle

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Bremond	22
04/22/25 vs Chilton	20
03/06/25 vs Hamilton	20
04/01/25 vs Holland	17
04/22/25 vs Chilton	16

It's playoff time, and Thorndale had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Mason Punchers on Thursday as they made off with an 8-2 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jaxson Eschberger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brenson Beran was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Gunner Ferguson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

The win was the tenth in a row for Thorndale, bringing their record up to 20-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Mason, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1.

Thorndale will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Punchers: the pair will be back at it again later today.