GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - The Gridley Bulldogs baseball finished the regular season out strong as they ended on a seven-game winning streak, 19-8 overall, and 10-0 in league.

The Bulldogs finished off the regular season in back-to-back games against the Oroville Tigers. On Tuesday, May 6 the Bulldogs hosted the Tigers and dominated. After taking an inning to get their bats warmed up, the Bulldogs scored three runs at the bottom of the second to take an early 3-0 lead. The Scoring would continue as they would score one in the third inning, and then an explosion of five runs in the fourth. While the Bulldogs provided strong offense, their defense played just as well as they would allow 0 runs up to the start of the fifth inning. That would continue to be true as the Bulldogs held strong on defense and scored one more run to end the game early with a final score of 10-0. 

On Thursday, May 8, the Bulldogs traveled to Oroville for part two of their back-to-back match-up. The Tigers, eager to make up for their bad loss just two days earlier, started the game off better, only allowing a single point after two innings. That would not hold, as the Bulldogs scored four runs at the top of the third to extend the lead to 5-0. The Tigers would score one run at the bottom of the fifth and the score would hold at 5-1 until the top of the sixth, where the Bulldogs would detonate for nine runs leaving the home crowd stunned. The Bulldogs would hold strong on defense and once again, end the game early with a final score of 14-1.

Heading into the playoffs, the Bulldogs are the No. 2 seed behind the West Valley Eagles in the Northern Section Division III. The Bulldogs will play the winner of the game between the Lassen Grizzlies, and the Central Valley Falcons on Tuesday, May 13. Regardless of the opponent, the Bulldogs will play at home on Friday, May 16 at 4 p.m.