Baseball Recap: Bryce Creecy leads Start to victory over Northwood

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 12:18pm

Baseball Recap: Start Spartans vs. Northwood Rangers

Start can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northwood Rangers an 11-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Start who now have six in a row.

Bryce Creecy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Creecy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Xavier Coleman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Jalyn Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

Start has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Northwood, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Start's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Bowsher at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwood will take on Mohawk at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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