Baseball Recap: Dixon Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Dixon walked away with a 10-5 victory over Trinity. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Dixon considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Grady Barnes tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.

Chris Tesgle

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 vs Trinity	3
04/04/25 vs White Oak	2
04/01/25 @ Swansboro	2
03/14/25 @ Havelock	2
03/03/25 @ Coastal Christian	2

At the plate, Chris Tesgle and Bryson Ponsock did most of the damage at the plate: Tesgle went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Ponsock went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Tesgle a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chris Guslander, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Dixon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Dixon pushed their record up to 7-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Trinity, they moved to 14-4 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Dixon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-8 win against Morehead on the 16th. As for Trinity, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 14-1 defeat against Burns on the 16th.