Baseball Recap: Byron Center Wins Going Away Against Mona Shores

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 vs Allendale	8
04/22/25 @ Mona Shores	7
03/27/25 @ Christian	7
04/01/25 @ South Christian	6

The Byron Center Bulldogs made easy work of the Mona Shores Sailors on Tuesday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Kellen Payne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Byron Center let Luke Laska and Keaton Van Kampen run wild. Laska got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Van Kampen went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those runs marked the first that Laska has scored this season.

The win made it two in a row for Byron Center and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Mona Shores, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Byron Center will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Sailors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.