Baseball Recap: Oostburg extends home winning streak to 11

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 1:07am

Baseball Recap: Oostburg Flying Dutchmen vs. Howards Grove Tigers

After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Oostburg was happy to have turned things around in Saturday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Howards Grove Tigers a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Oostburg has scored all year.

The result came thanks to Levi Mills's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks.

Oostburg's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs per game. As for Howards Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1.

Oostburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-0 defeat vs. Cedar Grove-Belgium on the 15th. Howards Grove has also already played their next game, a 6-5 loss against Kohler on the 15th.

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