Long Beach owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Picayune Maroon Tide. This was a revenge game for the Bearcats: when they faced off against the Maroon Tide on Tuesday, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Abel Wilson
| 03/24/26 @ Pearl River Central | 5 |
| 03/03/26 @ Bay | 5 |
| 04/10/26 @ Gautier | 4 |
| 03/17/26 vs Hancock | 4 |
| 02/24/26 vs East Central | 3 |
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Not much got past Abel Wilson, who gave up just three hits to keep Picayune off the board. Wilson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Long Beach is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-18 otherwise.
At the plate, Drew Dixon was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2025.
Long Beach is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-19 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Picayune, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season.
Long Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against Picayune: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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