Baseball Recap: Dublin Has No Trouble Against Southwest

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dublin). They never let the Southwest Patriots get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Fighting Irish with their most commanding win of the season.

Xavier Reese made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.

CJ Stubbs

Runs

02/25/25 @ Southwest	3
02/21/25 @ East Laurens	2
02/13/25 vs Wheeler County	2
02/11/25 vs Toombs County	1
02/10/25 @ Wilcox County	1

In other batting news, Dublin let CJ Stubbs and Morgan Davis run wild. Stubbs scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Davis scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Stubbs is becoming a predictor of Dublin's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jeff Davis, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Dublin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Dublin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs over those games. Southwest is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dublin will challenge Swainsboro at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Swainsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Dublin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Southwest, it'll be Northside v. Southside when they and Northeast meet at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.