Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maiden). They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over the West Caldwell Warriors on Tuesday. The Blue Devils not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25, 2024.
Kam Fulbright made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Maiden is 2-1 when Fulbright allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Fulbright was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maiden got a big performance out of Brock Artavia, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That stolen base was Artavia's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Graham Lang, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Blue Devils
| 03/11/25 @ West Caldwell | 59% |
| 03/07/25 vs West Lincoln | 33.3% |
| 03/06/25 vs Hickory | 36.1% |
| 03/04/25 vs East Burke | 35.9% |
| 02/28/25 @ Lincoln Charter | 40% |
| + 8 more games |
Maiden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Maiden and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Caldwell, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Coming up, Maiden will head out to face off against Foard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maiden is facing Foard at the right time seeing as Foard is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for West Caldwell, they will be playing at home against Wilkes Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilkes Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.33 runs per game on average), something West Caldwell will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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