Fairfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for the Mules as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jake Easton made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Caleb King
| 05/13/25 vs Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Salem | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Johnston City | 0 |
| 04/09/25 @ Cisne | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Grayville | 3 |
In other pitching news, Caleb King looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Easton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Hodges, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Avery Gardner, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Looking ahead, Fairfield will challenge Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mules 3.7, the Orphans 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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