Baseball Recap: Bluejacket Triumphs

While Bluejacket's win against Commerce wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chieftains sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the Tigers on Friday. Eight seems to be a good number for the Chieftains as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Colton Cochran was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bluejacket is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise. Cochran was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Cochran wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lane Ferdig, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Ferdig a new career-high. Brock Williams was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

Bluejacket now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Commerce, their defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16.

Coming up, Bluejacket will be playing in front of their home fans against Colcord at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Commerce, they will challenge Cascia Hall at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.