The Ida Baker Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Oasis Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ida Baker made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lely, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Thursday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Cole Lewis
| 04/10/25 @ Lely | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Lehigh | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Cape Coral | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Oasis | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Cape Coral | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Cole Lewis was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ida Baker is undefeated when Lewis posts two or more runs, but 8-12 otherwise. Aiden Long was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oasis gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Gateway Charter 10-3. The Sharks haven't had any issues with the Griffins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Brandon Bova-Cipolla, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Oasis kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.4.
Ida Baker has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Oasis, their record now sits at 7-12.
Ida Baker couldn't quite finish off Oasis in their previous meeting on Monday and fell 5-3. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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