Baseball Recap: Clyde turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 7:14am

Baseball Recap: Clyde Bulldogs vs. Jim Ned Indians

There's no place like home for Clyde, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jim Ned Indians a 3-0 shutout on Friday. This was a revenge matchup for Clyde, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-5 loss when these two played last Tuesday.

Jim Ned's batters probably weren't too happy with Aidan Spurlock, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up no walks). Spurlock has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Clyde saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Deal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Clyde is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-2 record this season. As for Jim Ned, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9-2.

Clyde will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ballinger at 7:00 p.m. Clyde is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Jim Ned, they will head out on the road to take on Wall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wall will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Jim Ned surely won't give up without a fight.

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