Baseball Recap: Cape Fear Drops Season-High Score on Douglas Byrd

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cape Fear). They never let the Douglas Byrd Eagles get on the board and left with a 29-0 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Colts considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Caden Jeffrey

Hits (Career)

03/14/25 @ Douglas Byrd	3
03/11/25 vs Seventy-First	2
03/07/25 vs Purnell Swett	2
03/06/25 vs Pine Forest	2
04/22/24 @ Lumberton	2

Caden Jeffrey was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).

In other batting news, Frank Welsh was a standout: he went 5-for-6 with five runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Landon Underwood was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Cape Fear always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cape Fear has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. Douglas Byrd is on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cape Fear will welcome Jack Britt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jack Britt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Douglas Byrd, they will be playing at home against Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumberton will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Douglas Byrd surely won't give up without a fight.