
Buccaneers
05/02/25 vs Green Hill | 12-7 |
05/01/25 vs Gallatin | 7-4 |
04/25/25 vs White House-Heritage | 7-1 |
04/23/25 @ Gallatin | 6-1 |
04/22/25 vs Gallatin | 2-1 |
Beech waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Green Hill Hawks. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kaden Powell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowing only two earned runs while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jack Douglass was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Kaden Peach was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Beech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Beech's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-15. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Green Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Beech nor Green Hill have any future games scheduled.
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