It's playoff time, and Gate City had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Richlands Blue Tornado on Thursday, sneaking past 6-4. The win continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Blue Tornado: they've now won five in a row.
Brycen Steele
| 05/14/25 @ Abingdon | 5 |
| 05/29/25 @ Richlands | 1 |
| 04/29/25 @ John Battle | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Richlands | 1 |
Brycen Steele looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Gate City's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Dakoda McMurray was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Gate City's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Richlands, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-12.
As of now, neither Gate City nor the Blue Tornado have any future games scheduled.
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