Baseball Recap: Carmi-White County has no trouble against Eldorado

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 3:56pm

Baseball Recap: Carmi-White County Bulldogs vs. Eldorado Eagles

In what's become a running theme this season, Carmi-White County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past the Eldorado Eagles 17-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Carmi-White County also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.

Gavin Holoman and Merick Milhorn made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Holoman struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Milhorn pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Holoman scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5, while Milhorn scored three runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Trayton Vickers was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caleb Seibers, who scored two runs and stole three bases.

Carmi-White County's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-5. As for Eldorado, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.

Carmi-White County will be playing in front of their home fans against Flora at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carmi-White County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Flora's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eldorado, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-0 defeat vs. Fairfield on the 26th.

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