Baseball Recap: Halstead Has No Trouble Against Sylvan-Lucas

It's playoff time, and Halstead had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs 12-6 on Wednesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Dragons' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Brock Odendahl

Stolen Base (Career)

05/14/25 @ Sylvan-Lucas	3
04/16/24 @ Smoky Valley	2
04/12/24 vs Hillsboro	2
04/28/25 @ Douglass	1
04/17/25 @ Hillsboro	1

Brock Odendahl made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Odendahl was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Zach Gavlak was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Halstead is 2-1 when Gavlak posts three or more RBI, but 4-16 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Schulte, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Halstead was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Halstead's victory bumped their record up to 6-17. As for Sylvan-Lucas, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-16.

As of now, neither Halstead nor the Mustangs have any future games scheduled.