Baseball Game Preview: Comfort Bobcats/Deer vs. Llano Yellowjackets

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 3:51am

Baseball Preview: Comfort Bobcats/Deer vs. Llano Yellowjackets

Comfort is 0-7-1 against Llano since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Comfort Bobcats/Deer will head out on the road to square off against the Llano Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Llano took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Comfort, who comes in off a win.

After only one run in their last contest, Comfort made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brady on Thursday. Comfort came out on top against Brady by a score of 11-6.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Llano had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Blanco on Thursday.

Weston Baker was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Baker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.

In other batting news, Colton Bailey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Comfort's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Llano, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1.

Comfort suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Llano when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Comfort, Caden Bauman (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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