The Big Sandy Wildcats will challenge the Bowie Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Big Sandy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Friday, Big Sandy earned a 9-4 win over Cumby.
Kayden Smith
| 04/25/25 vs Cumby | 17 |
| 04/22/25 @ Cumby | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Alba-Golden | 7 |
| 04/11/25 vs Como-Pickton | 16 |
| 03/28/25 @ Fruitvale | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Kayden Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 17 over 6.2 innings pitched. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.7 strikeouts per game. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Malijah Francis and Logan Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Francis went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, while Brown went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave Francis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ayden Akin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Big Sandy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bowie posted their closest victory since March 7th on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Pewitt. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Big Sandy now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Bowie, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
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