Baseball Recap: Oxford Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Oxford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Kennett Blue Demons on Monday. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Blue Demons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Kayden Baumgardner

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/21/25 vs Kennett	4
04/04/25 @ Downingtown East	3
03/14/25 vs Norristown	3
04/16/25 @ Bishop Shanahan	2
03/28/25 @ Avon Grove	2

Kayden Baumgardner made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Oxford is 2-1 when Baumgardner posts three or more hits, but 3-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Sam Stancil was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Landon Rozich was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Oxford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Oxford's record now sits at 5-8. As for Kennett, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1.

Oxford and Kennett could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Hornets (ranked 408th) will meet Henderson (ranked 100th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Kennett will square off against Great Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (370 vs. 52).