Baseball Recap: Millbrook Falls Short of Laney in the Playoffs

By Team Reports May 10, 2025, 2:01am

Baseball Recap: Millbrook Wildcats vs. Laney Buccaneers

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Millbrook and Laney squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Millbrook had to settle for second. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers.

Conner Thomas

Base on Balls Against

05/09/25 @ Laney2
05/06/25 vs Heritage0
05/01/25 @ Wakefield2
04/29/25 @ Wake Forest1

Conner Thomas put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Finn Clougherty made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Millbrook's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Laney, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-4.

Millbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Laney, they will square off against Ashley on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Buccaneers 2.7, the Screaming Eagle 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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