Baseball Game Preview: Baldwin-Woodville on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 3:55am

Baseball Preview: Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks vs. Osceola Chieftains

Baldwin-Woodville and Osceola are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Osceola Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baldwin-Woodville will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Baldwin-Woodville stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Osceola as Baldwin-Woodville made off with an 8-1 win.

Cal Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Smith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Fedie, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.

Baldwin-Woodville's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.

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