Baseball Recap: Bridgeport's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Bulldogs

Previous Games

05/07/25 vs Beallsville	8-1
05/01/25 vs Bellaire	3-0
04/30/25 @ Paden City	17-2
04/28/25 vs Magnolia	7-3
04/24/25 vs Catholic Central	24-0
+ 3 more games

Bridgeport had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Beallsville Blue Devils. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.

Carson Sauvageot made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Sauvageot was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, DANNY GOFF and JAKI THREET did most of the damage at the plate: GOFF went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while THREET went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave GOFF a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cy Booth, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.

Bridgeport's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Beallsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.

Bridgeport will head out on the road to square off against Bellaire at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Beallsville, they will square off against Conotton Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rockets have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season.