Baseball Recap: Ocean Lakes Snags Eighth Win in Last Ten Games

Dolphins

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Salem	14
03/25/25 @ Tallwood	14
05/06/25 vs Tallwood	13
03/19/25 vs Deep Creek	11
05/20/25 vs Kempsville	10

There's no place like home for Ocean Lakes, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kempsville Chiefs a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Dolphins, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Daniel Hamilton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Tre Hamilton was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Brady Nagle was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two runs.

Ocean Lakes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kempsville only posted an OBP of .167.

Ocean Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Kempsville, they now have a losing record of 9-10.

Looking ahead, Ocean Lakes will square off against Norview at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Dolphins are facing the Pilots at the right time seeing as the Pilots are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Kempsville, they will head out to face off against Hickory at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.