Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lovelady). Everything went their way against the Big Sandy Wildcats on Tuesday as the Lovelady Lions made off with a 15-3 victory. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Brady Mikes and Brady McCullough were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mikes struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, McCullough tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Mikes went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while McCullough went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That's the most hits Mikes has posted since back in February of 2024.
Tyler Gilchrist
| 03/04/25 vs Big Sandy | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Alto | 3 |
| 02/24/24 vs Shepherd | 3 |
| 04/27/24 vs Leon | 2 |
| 04/26/24 @ Normangee | 2 |
In other batting news, Tyler Gilchrist was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Camden Watson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Lovelady was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .447. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Lovelady is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. Big Sandy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season.
Lovelady will take on Alto in a tournament on Thursday. As for Big Sandy, they will face off against Joaquin at 6:05 p.m. on Friday.
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