Baseball Recap: Coal City Starts off Right with Win over Prairie Central

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Previous Games

03/17/25 - Home	15-3 W
03/11/24 - Away	16-3 W
03/14/22 - Away	10-4 W
03/25/19 - Home	9-3 W
03/26/18 - Home	11-1 W
+ 4 more games

Coal City gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They put the hurt on the Prairie Central Hawks with a sharp 15-3 victory. The Coalers haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Ethan Olson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Olson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Coal City let Dylan Young and Hayden Clark run wild. Young scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Clark scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Young a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Gabe McHugh, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Coal City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Prairie Central only posted an OBP of .393.

Coal City didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-5 victory against Dwight on the 18th. As for Prairie Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 12-2 defeat against Pekin on the 18th.