Baseball Recap: Dayton Takes a Loss

Dayton had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 15-9 to make it four. They fell just short of the Elko Indians by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Dust Devils have lost by just one run.

Jacob Jeffcoat was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Duke Evans

Stolen Base

04/18/26 vs Elko	2
04/17/26 vs Elko	2
04/13/26 @ Lowry	2
04/10/26 @ Lowry	2
04/04/26 @ Churchill County	1

Jeffcoat wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Duke Evans, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Evans is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.

As for Elko, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 19-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.

Like Dayton, Elko also got a great game from a two-way player: Adam Roumanos. Throwing, Roumanos tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Travis Monett struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. At bat, Roumanos went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Monett went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Coy Jones, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Elko beat Dayton by a score of 13-5 later that day.