Baseball Recap: Cooper Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Campbell	15
03/11/25 @ Bland	15
04/08/25 vs Sulphur Bluff	14
04/15/25 vs Campbell	12
03/10/25 vs Bland	11

Cooper came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Saltillo Lions as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jaret Slakey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Cooper got a massive performance out of Brayden Williams, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jace Meeks, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Cooper was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive games.

Cooper's record is now 15-5. As for Saltillo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.

Cooper will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.