Baseball Recap: Casady Wins Going Away Against Stratford

Cyclones

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 @ Star-Spencer	17
04/07/25 @ Star-Spencer	12
04/11/25 vs Little Axe	11
03/01/25 @ Millwood	11
03/11/25 @ Holdenville	9

Casady's tournament run continued when they took on Stratford on Saturday. The Cyclones put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 11-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Cade Vesta made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Davis Currie and Micah White did most of the damage at the plate: Currie scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while White scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. White is becoming a predictor of Casady's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jozef Pikula, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Casady was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Casady has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Stratford, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Coming up, Casady will head out on the road to challenge Anadarko at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Stratford, they will be playing at home against Wynnewood at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.