Oakdale baseball is where it wants to be

Oakdale baseball is where it wants to be
 Before the basketball players returned to the baseball team, Brent McKoy predicted "once we do that I'll think we'll be alright." Since then the head baseball coach has seen his Warriors' record climb to 4-8 and 3-1 in district. 
 After playing in the Tioga Tournament to begin the month, McKoy's team defeated Many at home 8-4 on March 14. Many pitched a senior left hander with a pitch speed that reaches the low 80s who has faced Oakdale each of his four years on the team. He gave up five runs on four hits in the first inning and did not get out of the frame.
 "We did a good job executing," said McKoy. "We did a couple hit and runs and things I ask them to do. We executed finally and put some timely hits together. Our pitching was really good. We did kinda like a team effort, and we've been having success with that."
 Terrance Holmes got the start for the Warriors going three innings before yielding to Nick Doyle and Gavin Johnson for two innings each. The strong pitching performance carried over into the next game a week later with a 13-1 win at Pickering.
 Freshman Josh McDaniel toed the rubber to start the game at Pickering and went five strong innings allowing one run, striking out seven, and walking two. Hunter Longino then came in the game in the sixth inning without allowing a run. 
 "Several people had multiple hits," McKoy said. "We hit the ball good. Probably the best I've seen us hit. Just like against Many, we got that two-out hit with bases loaded, and we scored five runs with two outs."
 The Warriors then got a win at home 8-2 against Rosepine.
 "We always tell our kids that the team that gets that big inning usually is the winner," McKoy added. "We're playing better, and it's where we want to be right now."