Baseball Recap: Oakwood Wins Going Away Against Slocum

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grapeland, Oakwood was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Slocum Mustangs. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 11-2 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Dayden Velasquez

Runs

03/25/25 @ Slocum	2
04/19/24 vs North Zulch	2

Dayden Velasquez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. What's more, he gave up only seven walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Michael Brauer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brady Harrison, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Oakwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Slocum only posted a batting average of .136.

Oakwood now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Slocum, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Oakwood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Slocum: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.