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Buchanan Portage Central

Bucks

Mustangs

The Portage Central (Portage, MI) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Buchanan (MI) by a score of 11-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	3	1
Portage Central	4	1	0	4	0	2	-	11	8	0

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Portage Central (24-25)

Buchanan

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.130	30	23	3	3	3
1	H. Carrington (Jr)	.000	3	1	0	0	0
4	C. Billington (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
7	Tyler Baker (Sr)	.000	3	2	1	0	0
10	Brody Lange (So)	.333	4	3	1	1	0
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
12	Lucas Zeiger (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	2
21	Ari Johnson (Jr)	.000	4	3	1	0	0

Portage Central

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.292	33	24	11	7	7	2	2
2	N. Bloomquist	.333	4	3	3	1	1	0	0
4	Scotty Brown	.667	3	3	1	2	1	0	1
5	Andrew Curry	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jake Ludwig	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jack Rikkers	.000	4	3	2	0	0	0	0
9	Josh Gardner	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Rylan McNally	1.000	4	2	2	2	3	1	1
15	Jacob Benes	1.000	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
18	Brody Wallace	.000	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	Kai Torre	1.000	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
22	Aleric Piper	.000	3	2	2	0	0	0	0

Buchanan

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	5	8	1	1	6	.310	.130	.440
1	H. Carrington (Jr)	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500
4	C. Billington (Sr)	0	1	2	0	0	1	.333	.000	.333
7	Tyler Baker (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.000	.333
10	Brody Lange (So)	0	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.333	.833
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
12	Lucas Zeiger (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	3	.500	.333	.833
21	Ari Johnson (Jr)	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250	.000	.250

Portage Central

#	Athlete Name	SF	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	7	3	1	1	2	4	.455	.542	.997
2	N. Bloomquist	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.500	.333	.833
4	Scotty Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	1.333	2.000
6	Jake Ludwig	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	Jack Rikkers	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.250	.000	.250
9	Josh Gardner	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
11	Rylan McNally	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750	2.500	3.250
15	Jacob Benes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
18	Brody Wallace	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.000	.667
20	Kai Torre	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
22	Aleric Piper	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.000	.333

Buchanan

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
7	Tyler Baker (Sr)	1
12	Lucas Zeiger (Jr)	2
21	Ari Johnson (Jr)	1

Portage Central

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	5
2	N. Bloomquist	2
20	Kai Torre	2
22	Aleric Piper	1

Buchanan

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.958	24	18	5	1
4	C. Billington (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0	0
6	Logan Edgerle (So)	1.000	3	3	0	0
7	Tyler Baker (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
10	Brody Lange (So)	1.000	6	5	1	0
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	.667	3	1	1	1
12	Lucas Zeiger (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
21	Ari Johnson (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	0

Portage Central

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	DP
	Team Totals	1.000	27	21	6	1
2	N. Bloomquist	1.000	4	3	1	1
5	Andrew Curry	1.000	3	3	0	1
6	Jake Ludwig	1.000	7	7	0	0
9	Josh Gardner	1.000	2	2	0	0
11	Rylan McNally	1.000	3	1	2	0
12	C. Martinson	1.000	1	0	1	0
18	Brody Wallace	1.000	2	0	2	1
20	Kai Torre	1.000	3	3	0	0
22	Aleric Piper	1.000	2	2	0	0

Buchanan

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	11.67	1	.000	1
4	C. Billington (Sr)	7.00	0		1
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	17.50	1	.000	1

Portage Central

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	3.00	1
7	Keegan Popp	0.00	1
8	Jack Rikkers	7.00	1
12	C. Martinson	0.00	1

Buchanan

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	8	11	10	7	3	33	25
4	C. Billington (Sr)	3	3	4	3	2	1	15	12
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	2	3	5	5	4	1	12	8

Portage Central

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	3	3	3	5	8	30	24
7	Keegan Popp	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	4
8	Jack Rikkers	3	1	3	3	4	2	15	10
12	C. Martinson	3	2	0	0	0	4	10	10

Buchanan

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.320	.485	3	1	130	4
4	C. Billington (Sr)	.250	.400	1	1	47	0
11	Jake Franklin (Sr)	.375	.583	1	0	59	4

Portage Central

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.125	.300	4	1	119	3
7	Keegan Popp	.000	.200	1	0	22	0
8	Jack Rikkers	.100	.400	2	1	58	2
12	C. Martinson	.200	.200	1	0	39	1

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Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - Portage Central defeats Buchanan

May 23, 2025: Portage, MI 49002

The Portage Central Mustangs (Portage, MI) baseball trounced the visiting Buchanan Bucks (Buchanan, MI), 11-3 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Mustangs now own a 10-21 record. They take the field next when they host Harper Creek for a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 24.

With the defeat, Buchanan drops to 9-20 on the year. The Bucks host Plainwell (Plainwell, MI) to clash with the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 27. The Trojans go into the challenge with a record of 13-16.

Buchanan @ PCHS Baseball Game Info

Fri., May. 23, 2025 @ 6p

Portage Central High School

The Portage Central (Portage, MI) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Buchanan (MI) by a score of 11-3.

Rankings & Records

Buchanan (24-25)

MI	Class
336	70

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
10-21-1	6-3	7-8	3-13-1	.328	.667	218	249

Portage Central (24-25)

MI	Class
237	104

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
10-22	1-8	7-13	3-9	.312	.111	154	210

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1	.6	.7	.2	6.8	6.3	2.0
Portage Central	1.0	.7	.8	.8	.5	.6	.7	4.8	6.3	2.0

Head-to-Head

Portage Central won on 4/12/2025

4/12 @ 11a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Buchanan 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 5 - -
Portage Central 0 2 3 2 0 - - 7 - -

The Buchanan (MI) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 7-5.
Box score
Portage Central won on 4/12/2025

4/12 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Buchanan 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 5 10 0
Portage Central 0 2 3 2 0 - - 7 6 2

The Buchanan (MI) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 7-5.
Box score
Portage Central won on 5/13/2025

5/13 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Buchanan 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 3
Portage Central 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 3 1

The Buchanan (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 5-4.
Box score
5/13/2025 results not reported
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Portage Central won on 5/23/2025

5/23 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Buchanan 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 1
Portage Central 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 4 1

The Buchanan (MI) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 5-4.
Box score
Portage Central won on 5/23/2025

5/23 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Buchanan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 1
Portage Central 4 1 0 4 0 2 - 11 8 0

The Buchanan (MI) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 11-3.
Box score

4/12 @ 11a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	0	2	0	0	3	0	-	5	-	-
Portage Central	0	2	3	2	0	-	-	7	-	-

4/12 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	0	2	0	0	3	0	-	5	10	0
Portage Central	0	2	3	2	0	-	-	7	6	2

5/13 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	3
Portage Central	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	5	3	1

5/23 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buchanan	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	1
Portage Central	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	5	4	1

Team Stat Comparison

Buchanan		Portage Central
.267	Batting Average	.251
.387	On Base Percentage	.362
.337	Slugging Percentage	.297
.925	Fielding Percentage	.916
.364	Win Loss Percentage	-

Team Leaders

Buchanan		Portage Central	National Avg.
#17 Landon Nelson.667	Batting Average	#11 Rylan McNally.362	.239
#17 Landon Nelson.714	On Base Percentage	#19 Noah Klein1.000	.379
#17 Landon Nelson.667	Slugging Percentage	#11 Rylan McNally.447	.302
#17 Landon Nelson1.000	Fielding Percentage	#15 Jacob Benes1.000	.860
#4 Connor Billington.667	Win Loss Percentage	-	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Buchanan	0-8-1		Portage Central	1-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/10/25	Buchanan	Edwardsburg	(L) 12-0	4/12/25	Edwardsburg	Portage Central	(L) 13-10
				4/12/25	Edwardsburg	Portage Central
				4/12/25	Edwardsburg	Portage Central
4/12/25	Buchanan	Kalamazoo Christian	(L) 8-4	4/12/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Portage Central
4/17/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Buchanan	(L) 15-10	4/26/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Portage Central	(L) 9-3
4/17/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Buchanan	(L) 15-10	4/26/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Portage Central	(L) 5-2
5/3/25	Lakeshore	Buchanan	(L) 12-1	4/17/25	Lakeshore	Portage Central	(L) 11-5
				4/17/25	Lakeshore	Portage Central	(L) 6-5
5/10/25	Buchanan	Mattawan	(L) 6-5	4/22/25	Portage Central	Mattawan	(L) 3-1
5/10/25	Buchanan	Mattawan	(L) 9-0	4/22/25	Portage Central	Mattawan	(L) 5-4
				5/27/25	Mattawan	Portage Central	(L) 16-1
5/19/25	Buchanan	Niles	(L) 12-3	5/10/25	Portage Central	Niles	(W) 2-1
5/19/25	Buchanan	Niles	(T) 3-3	5/10/25	Portage Central	Niles	(L) 7-5

Record Breakdown

Buchanan (24-25)		Portage Central (24-25)
10-21-1	Overall	10-22
6-3	League	1-8
4-18-1	Non-League	9-14
0-5	Head to Head	5-0
0-8-1	Common Opponent	1-9
7-8	Home	7-13
3-13-1	Away	3-9
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-20-1	In-State	10-22
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0