Oakwood won against Carlisle on Friday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Lumberjacks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Sidney Yellowjackets a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lumberjacks, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Josh Tribble, who gave up just a hit to keep Sidney off the board. Tribble has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Francis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Ferra, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lumberjacks
| 04/12/25 vs Sidney | 10-0 |
| 04/11/25 @ Carlisle | 10-2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Carlisle | 9-5 |
| 04/09/25 vs Carlisle | 9-5 |
The win (which was Oakwood's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sidney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oakwood will venture away from home to challenge Bethel at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lumberjacks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bees have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Sidney, they will take on Butler at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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