Baseball Game Preview: Evadale Rebels vs. Big Sandy Wildcats

Evadale and Big Sandy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rebels will challenge the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Evadale took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Spurger 9-0. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Brett Buckner

Stolen Base

04/11/25 vs Spurger	2
04/01/25 vs Hull-Daisetta	2
03/18/25 vs Sabine Pass	2
02/27/25 @ West Orange-Stark	2
03/21/25 @ Sabine Pass	1
+ 3 more games

The team relied heavily on Brett Buckner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Evadale is undefeated when Buckner posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-10 otherwise. Dakota Pinner also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Evadale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Big Sandy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Spurger. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on four straight.

Brycen Holifield and Jasper Hardy did most of the damage at the plate: Holifield scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hardy scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Hardy a new career-high in RBI (two). Kolten Glover was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Evadale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Big Sandy, their record is now 11-6-1.

Evadale beat Big Sandy 9-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.