Baseball Recap: Stratford Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Nashville Magnet, Stratford was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They never let the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-5 back in April.

Cal Brock

Hits (Career)

05/09/25 @ Pearl-Cohn	2
04/30/25 @ Whites Creek	1
04/14/25 @ East Nashville Magnet	1
03/26/25 vs East Nashville Magnet	1
03/18/25 vs Maplewood	1

Cal Brock made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Stratford's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Brock was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jesse Morse, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Davonyae Watson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Stratford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Stratford now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Pearl-Cohn, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.

As of now, neither Stratford nor the Firebirds have any future games scheduled.