Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Bullitt Central

Bullitt Central barely beat Butler the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Bullitt Central's pitchers stepped up to hand Butler a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Cougars have won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jordan Powell and Henry Zimmerman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Powell struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Zimmerman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Powell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Powell went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Zimmerman scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anderson Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Coffman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Bullitt Central lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Cougars

Previous 6 Games

03/25/25 vs Butler	10-0
03/22/25 vs Campbellsville	6-5
03/21/25 vs Henry County	12-0
03/19/25 vs Doss	15-0
03/17/25 vs Bethlehem	12-0
03/11/25 vs Shelby County	11-6

The win (which was Bullitt Central's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Butler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bullitt Central will welcome Collins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bullitt Central 2.7, Collins 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Butler, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Oldham at 6:00 p.m. South Oldham has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.2 runs per game on average), something Butler will no doubt try to take advantage of.