Baseball Recap: Tygarts Valley triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Jaxon Drennen

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:35pm

Baseball Recap: Tygarts Valley Bulldogs vs. Doddridge County Bulldogs

While Tygarts Valley put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Doddridge County. The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs walked away with a 4-0 win over the Doddridge County Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tygarts Valley.

Jaxon Drennen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Drennen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Drennen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

In other batting news, Jacob Wamsley was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.

Tygarts Valley's victory bumped their record up to 16-6-1. As for Doddridge County, they dropped their record down to 11-9 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Tygarts Valley will square off against South Harrison at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tygarts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. Doddridge County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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