Baseball Recap: Catoosa Beats Nathan Hale for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Indians

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Fort Gibson	20
04/10/25 vs Nathan Hale	16
03/29/25 vs Edison	10
03/17/25 vs Fort Gibson	10
03/31/25 vs Checotah	8

Catoosa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past the Nathan Hale Rangers 21-5. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Brett Petty was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Petty was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Catoosa's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Catoosa got a massive performance out of Ryder Stidham, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave Stidham a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gunner Allison, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Catoosa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Catoosa pushed their record up to 10-8 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 16.8 runs over those games. As for Nathan Hale, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Catoosa will head out to take on Locust Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nathan Hale, they will venture away from home to face off against Aspire HomeSchool at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Trailblazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.29 runs per game on average), something the Rangers will no doubt try to take advantage of.