Baseball Recap: Aberdeen Wins Going Away Against Centralia

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

05/05/25 @ Centralia	12
04/29/25 @ Black Hills	11
04/18/25 vs Centralia	11
05/06/25 vs Centralia	10
03/22/25 @ Ephrata	10

It was a proper cat-fight when Aberdeen faced off against Centralia on Tuesday. The Bobcats put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-2 victory. Considering the Bobcats have won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Gabe Matthews and Chad Fretts made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Matthews tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Fretts pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Matthews went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Fretts went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those three hits gave Matthews a new career-high.

In other batting news, Aidan Baker was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Aberdeen's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Bubba Jones, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.

Aberdeen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Aberdeen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Centralia, they dropped their record down to 1-19 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Aberdeen is set to take on their familiar foe WF West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Centralia will square off against rival Black Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.