Baseball Recap: Fulton Extends Winning Streak to Ten

16 must be Fulton's lucky number: they beat St. Charles with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Pirates beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-1. Considering the Pirates have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Connor Cunningham was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Parker Duflo was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Parker Billings, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.

Fulton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Pirates

Previous Games

05/02/25 vs St. Charles	16-1
05/02/25 vs St. Charles	16-1
04/28/25 vs Carson City-Crystal	10-0
04/28/25 @ Carson City-Crystal	13-1
04/25/25 vs Boyne City	3-0
+ 5 more games

The win (which was Fulton's tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for St. Charles, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Fulton is set to face off against their familiar foe Coleman at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in the Pirates' favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while the Comets have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Meanwhile, St. Charles will take on rival Carson City-Crystal at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.