Baseball Recap: Bucklin picks up seventh straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 3:42pm

Baseball Recap: Bucklin Red Aces vs. Skyline Thunderbirds

Bucklin put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged the Skyline Thunderbirds out 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Bucklin has scored all year.

Bucklin's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Feikert, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.

On Skyline's side, Brayden Berens put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over 5.1 innings pitched. Berens has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Berens was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.

Even though they lost, Skyline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bucklin only tossed ten.

Bucklin pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Skyline, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.

Bucklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Skyline: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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