Baseball Recap: United South Central Find Success

While United South Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds on Tuesday.

The team relied heavily on Kolt Bullerman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Bullerman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Kolt wasn't the only one making solid contact: United South Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.

United South Central's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, United South Central will challenge Randolph at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so the Rebels' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Wabasso at 5:00 p.m.