Baseball Recap: 12 Straight Home Wins for Newcastle

Racers

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Ardmore	29
03/24/25 @ Madill	16
03/24/25 @ Madill	15
03/11/25 vs Ardmore	15
03/07/25 @ Broken Arrow	12

Newcastle entered their tilt with Lindsay on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Leopards get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Considering the Racers have won ten games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Lane Seaton and Tyler Frazier did most of the damage at the plate: Seaton went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Frazier went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Seaton has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Gibson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Newcastle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Newcastle's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Lindsay, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Newcastle and Lindsay should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. The Racers (ranked second) will meet Douglass (ranked 363rd) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Lindsay will challenge Casady at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (190 vs. 928).