Baseball Recap: Starkville Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Starkville can now relate to. They fell 4-0 to the Oxford Chargers on Friday. The Yellowjackets' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

Starkville got a good showing from William Henry, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Henry a new career-low in walks (zero).

Starkville's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Oxford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.

While Starkville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.