Baseball Game Preview: Ashwaubenon Jaguars vs. Bay Port Pirates

The Ashwaubenon Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Bay Port Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ashwaubenon will be strutting in after a win while Bay Port will be coming in after a loss.

While Ashwaubenon's victory against Sheboygan North wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Jaguars won by a run and slipped past the Golden Raiders 2-1. That's two games straight that the Jaguars have won by just one run.

Nick Smith

Batters Struck Out

04/28/25 vs Sheboygan North	5
04/15/25 @ Manitowoc Lincoln	2
04/10/25 vs Pulaski	4
04/05/25 @ Kaukauna	0
05/21/24 vs Mosinee	5

Ashwaubenon got a great performance from Nick Smith as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, Smith posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.

At the plate, Ashwaubenon's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Jeske, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Jeske has hit this season.

Meanwhile, Bay Port entered their match against Vel Phillips Memorial on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Pirates fell 5-2 to the Spartans.

Carson Hawley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Ashwaubenon's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Bay Port, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.