Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Greencastle

Tiger Cubs

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ White River Valley	19
05/15/25 vs Brown County	17
05/10/25 @ North Putnam	15
05/12/25 @ Park Tudor	13
04/28/25 vs Southmont	11

Greencastle entered their tilt with Brown County on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Tiger Cubs, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Dillion Hughes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Greencastle got a massive performance out of Nathan Sutherlin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Bryton Gregg, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

Greencastle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Greencastle's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Brown County, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greencastle will welcome Crawfordsville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Brown County, they will host North Daviess at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.