Baseball Recap: Otis Beats Prairie for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Bulldogs

Previous Games

04/01/25 @ Prairie	12-0
04/01/25 @ Prairie	14-5
03/28/25 vs Peetz	10-2
03/28/25 vs Peetz	10-5
03/25/25 @ Briggsdale	23-3
+ 4 more games

Otis put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Prairie Mustangs as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Gavin Price made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Tayte Smith and Cambric Klinzmann did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Klinzmann scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Mitchell Stivers was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.

Otis hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Prairie struck out seven times.

Otis' victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Prairie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Otis wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 loss against Haxtun on the 5th. As for Prairie, they will square off against Peetz at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of.