Baseball Recap: Dougherty Valley Comes Up Short

Dougherty Valley had lost eight straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 2-20 to make it nine. They lost 8-1 to the Dublin Gaels. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Gaels from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.

Dougherty Valley got a good showing from Nicholas Johnson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits Johnson has allowed since back in February.

At the plate, Dougherty Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Robbins, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Robbins has hit this season.

As for Dublin, with the win, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 17-7. They not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 22nd (when they won 8-1).

On Dublin's side, Dalton Doyle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Doyle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daniel Ureno, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Charlton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Coming up, Dougherty Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against De La Salle at 1:00 p.m. Dublin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.