Baseball Game Preview: Byron Center Bulldogs vs. Big Rapids Cardinals

For the second straight game, Byron Center will face off against Big Rapids. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. Byron Center's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Big Rapids' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Saturday, Byron Center was able to grind out a solid victory over Big Rapids, taking the game 6-2. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won three in a row.

Keven Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Drew Pojeski

Stolen Base (Career)

05/03/25 vs Big Rapids	2
05/02/25 @ Grandville	1
04/26/25 vs Zeeland West	1
04/25/25 @ West Ottawa	1
04/22/25 @ Mona Shores	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Pojeski, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Van Kampen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Byron Center pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Big Rapids, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.