Bulldogs
| 04/11/25 vs Byhalia | 15 |
| 04/08/25 @ Byhalia | 15 |
| 02/15/25 vs Hickory Flat | 15 |
| 02/28/25 vs Water Valley | 14 |
| 02/27/25 @ Baldwyn | 13 |
With a playoff win on the line, New Albany rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Louisville Wildcats. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Connor Yarbrough made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeb Bolen, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Darion Jackson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
New Albany always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
New Albany is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Louisville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-22.
As of now, neither New Albany nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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