Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Aurora's Fifth in Last Six Outings

Aurora's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Strafford Indians a 6-0 shutout. For the Houn Dawgs, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 victory the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

The result came thanks to Jayden Carpenter's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks. Aurora is 5-1 when Carpenter allows one or fewer hits, but 9-12 otherwise.

Casen Brown

Runs

04/17/25 @ East Newton	3
04/03/25 vs Hillcrest	3
05/13/25 vs Strafford	2
04/07/25 vs Carl Junction	2
03/28/25 vs Southwest	2
+ 10 more games

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Casen Brown, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Aurora's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 10-12 when he doesn't). Brennan Diaz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Aurora is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Strafford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-10.

Looking ahead, Aurora will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Licking at 4:30 p.m. As for Strafford, they are taking a road trip to face off against West Plains at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.