Crawford has gone a perfect 3-0 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pirates will take on the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Crawford will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Friday, Crawford got the win against Bruceville-Eddy by a conclusive 17-3. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Ryan Yocham
| 04/11/25 @ Bruceville-Eddy | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Bruceville-Eddy | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Valley Mills | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Valley Mills | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Rosebud-Lott | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Crawford let Ryan Yocham and Cade Carroll run wild. Yocham scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Carroll scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. With that strong performance, Yocham is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Kade Smith was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Crawford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Friday. Hamilton came up short against Bosqueville, falling 12-2. Hamilton hasn't had much luck with Bosqueville recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Bret Bauman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hamilton now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Crawford, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Crawford was able to grind out a solid win over Hamilton in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 8-5. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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