Vancleave had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Starkville on Monday. The Vancleave Bulldogs blew past the Starkville Yellowjackets 16-8. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hunter Harper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Aidan Tapp
| 03/10/25 vs Starkville | 4 |
| 03/03/25 vs Pascagoula | 3 |
| 03/21/24 @ East Central | 3 |
| 02/21/25 @ St. Martin | 2 |
| 05/10/24 @ South Jones | 2 |
In other batting news, Vancleave got a massive performance out of Aidan Tapp, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave Tapp a new career-high in hits. Wyatt Adams also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Vancleave was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Starkville only posted a batting average of .300.
Vancleave has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Starkville and nudges their season record down to 8-4.
Vancleave didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-8 defeat against Northwest Rankin on the 11th. As for Starkville, they have also already played their next matchup, a 5-2 win against Hernando on the 11th.
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