Baseball Recap: Newcastle Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Racers

Previous 5 Games

03/18/26 vs Chickasha	9-1
03/13/26 @ Noble	12-2
03/12/26 @ Elk City	21-8
03/10/26 @ Del City	12-0
03/09/26 vs Del City	17-2

Newcastle strolled into their game on Wednesday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against the Chickasha Fighting Chicks as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The Racers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fighting Chicks, too.

Sheamus McLaughlin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Frazier, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Newcastle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .525 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Newcastle's win bumped their record up to 8-0-1. As for Chickasha, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.

Looking ahead, Newcastle will take on Collinsville at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games the Cardinals have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Chickasha, they will host Elgin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.