Baseball Game Preview: Freeport Bulldogs vs. Chipley Tigers

Bulldogs

Runs

02/20/25 vs Fort Walton Beach	10
02/18/25 @ Bay	1
02/14/25 @ Fort Walton Beach	15
02/13/25 vs Lighthouse Private Christian Academy	5
02/11/25 vs Baker	9

The Freeport Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Chipley Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Freeport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Freeport will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Fort Walton Beach on Thursday. Freeport's pitchers stepped up to hand Fort Walton Beach a 10-0 shutout. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Caleb Hoogewerf made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hoogewerf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other pitching news, Xavier Chambliss looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, Ryan Darrow was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Rem Sullivan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.

Freeport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Chipley's offense. They came up short against Cottondale on Tuesday, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost three in a row.

Freeport's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs over those games. As for Chipley, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Freeport might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Chipley when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Freeport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.