Parkersburg waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Athens Bulldogs. The Big Reds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Chaz Elam
| 05/09/25 @ Athens | 2 |
| 05/01/25 vs Marietta | 1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Warren | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs South Charleston | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs St. Albans | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Chaz Elam, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Knicely, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Parkersburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Parkersburg now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Athens, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parkersburg will square off against Cabell Midland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Athens, they will face off against Jackson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.5, the Ironman/Ironladies 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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