Baseball Recap: Nestucca picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 1:22pm

Baseball Recap: Nestucca Bobcats vs. Willamina Bulldogs

Nestucca put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Willamina Bulldogs 13-3. Winning may never get old, but Nestucca sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Nolen Hurliman was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hurliman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zac Collins, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Brysen McDonald was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

On Willamina's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Graham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Nestucca pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Willamina, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Nestucca beat Willamina by a score of 15-1 later that day.

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