Baseball Recap: Roosevelt Starts off Right with Win over Coolidge

Roosevelt had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They had just enough and edged out the Coolidge Colts 6-5 on Wednesday. The Roughriders haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Lyndon Hughes

Stolen Base (Career)

04/02/25 @ Coolidge	4
03/13/24 @ Cardozo	2
04/29/24 @ Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	1
03/20/24 vs Eastern	1
03/18/24 vs Woodson	1

The team relied heavily on Lyndon Hughes, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Destin Norman was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.

Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coolidge only posted an OBP of .333.

Coolidge is on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Roosevelt is set to take on their familiar foe McKinley Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Coolidge will challenge rival Eastern at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.