Baseball Recap: Fletcher Has No Trouble Against Baldwin

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Previous Games

03/25/25 - Home	8-2 W
04/16/24 - Home	2-0 W
03/14/24 - Away	10-7 W
04/15/21 - Neutral	9-8 W
03/03/21 - Home	6-5 W
+ 3 more games

Fletcher barely beat Baldwin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Fletcher blew past Baldwin 8-2 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Senators have posted against the Indians since March 22, 2016.

Nick Oliviera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Fletcher let Tucker Demsey and Hobie Smith run wild. Demsey scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jakeb McDougall, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Fletcher is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. Baldwin's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fletcher will head out to square off against Bishop Kenny at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Kenny has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Fletcher will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Baldwin, they will venture away from home to face off against Trinity Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Baldwin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.