St. Cloud had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Osceola on Friday. The St. Cloud Bulldogs blew past the Osceola Kowboys 12-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Logan King tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Drew Kelley
| 02/28/25 vs Osceola | 4 |
| 03/11/24 vs Wekiva | 3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Gateway | 2 |
| 04/02/24 @ University | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Hopkins | 2 |
On the hitting side, Drew Kelley was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Sammy Echeverry also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
St. Cloud always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Osceola only posted an OBP of .158.
St. Cloud pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Osceola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Cloud will head out to face off against Lake Nona at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Osceola, they will venture away from home to challenge Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tohopekaliga is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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