Baseball Recap: Blacksher Extends Winning Streak to Five

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

03/03/25 vs Excel	12-8
02/27/25 @ McKenzie	15-5
02/27/25 @ McKenzie	16-6
02/24/25 vs Sweet Water	11-2
02/24/25 vs Sweet Water	10-2

Blacksher waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over the Excel Panthers. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 7-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Brayden Bailey and Deagan Dailey made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Bailey pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Dailey struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Bailey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Bailey went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Dailey went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Bailey has become a key player for Blacksher: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jamison Coleman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Lagan Rolin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Blacksher always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Blacksher pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Excel, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Coming up, Blacksher will face off against Excel at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Excel, they will challenge St. Paul's Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Excel has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.