Baseball Recap: Buhler Makes It Five in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Buhler, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against the Abilene Cowboys by a score of 8-5 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Crusaders as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Julian Morrison made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Morrison was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Buhler got a big performance out of Brayden Henry, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Henry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchel McDaniel, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games (Home)

05/02/25 vs Abilene	8-5
04/17/25 vs Augusta	14-4
04/17/25 vs Augusta	7-4
04/14/25 vs Wellington	5-3
04/14/25 vs Wellington	11-1

Buhler pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Abilene, they moved to 12-8 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Buhler will host Andale on Monday. As for Abilene, they will challenge Chapman at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Irish have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.17 runs per game on average), something the Cowboys will no doubt try to take advantage of.