Shoemaker had lost six straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 3-15 to make it seven. They came up short against the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs, falling 14-0. If the Grey Wolves were looking for revenge after losing 2-1 to the Bulldawgs when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Copperas Cove, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
For Copperas Cove's part, Kolton Czaplicki tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Czaplicki a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lontray Freeman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Kyle Eberhard, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Copperas Cove beat Shoemaker by a score of 16-4 on Tuesday.
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