Both Miles and Dawson had their offenses going on Tuesday, but Dawson eventually succumbed 16-12 in the high-scoring affair.

Despite the loss, the Buccaneers did collect 14 hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, the Pioneers had six hits on the way to victory.

Alex Martinez was on the mound for the Bucs. The righthander allowed zero hits and six runs over two innings, striking out four. Josh Wynette and Ethan Root entered the game as relief, throwing three innings and one inning respectively.

Dawson tallied three home runs on the day. Wesley Taveras went deep in the third inning. Rolando Rodriguez went for the long ball in the first inning. Damian Rodriguez put one out in the seventh inning.

The Bucs scattered 14 hits in the game. Rolando Rodriguez, Wesley Taveras, Gregory Berroa, and Parker Ross all managed multiple hits for the DCC Bucs. Damian Rodriguez went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the Bucs in hits.

 

In game 2, the Dawson Bucs had trouble keeping up with the Miles Pioneers in a 15-4 loss on Tuesday.

Miles opened up scoring in the first inning, when an error scored one run for the Pioneers.

Dawson evened things up at two in the bottom of the first inning when Cyrus Richardson singled scoring two runs. Miles pulled away for good with six runs in the fourth inning. 

Kevin Lopez took the loss for Dawson. The righty allowed seven hits and eight runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out one.

The Bucs totaled ten hits in the game. Cyrus Richardson and Wesley Taveras each had multiple hits for the Bucs. Cyrus Richardson led Dawson with three hits in three at bats.

Coach Pollock had this to say about the games, "game 1 was a tough one. It's frustrating to see your offense have such a productive day, but not be able to compete on the mound. I feel like we let one get away from us there. That's the beautiful thing about baseball though you got to put all the pieces and details together if you want to create a masterpiece, being good at one element of the game isn't good enough. On the bright side we hit the ball really well, played solid defense, and ran the bases at a high level, and I know our pitchers will bounce back."

 

The Bucs fell to 5-3 in conference play with the losses. They will be back in action Friday, April 14th at home vs Bismarck St. 12 and 3 pm.