Baseball Recap: Silex Wins Going Away Against Clopton

Owls

Margin (Wins)

05/05/25 vs Wellsville-Middletown	15
04/14/25 @ Mark Twain	12
04/15/25 @ Clopton	11
03/27/25 @ Clopton	11
05/20/25 @ Clopton	10

It was a Battle of the Birds when Silex took on Clopton on Tuesday. The Owls blew past the Hawks 11-1. The Owls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by nine runs or more this season.

Chase Mullen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Johnson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Chase Vehige was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Silex always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clopton only posted an OBP of .235.

Silex's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Clopton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.

As of now, neither Silex nor the Hawks have any future games scheduled.