Baseball Recap: Glen Rose Finds Home Field Redemption Against Stephenville

There's no place like home for Glen Rose, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since March 21st.

Cullen Kickhoefer

Base on Balls Against

03/25/25 vs Mineral Wells	3
03/08/25 vs Wimberley	3
04/04/25 vs Brock	2
03/21/25 @ Gatesville	2
02/28/25 vs Liberty	2
+ 2 more games

Cullen Kickhoefer made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Glen Rose is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 10-11 otherwise. Kickhoefer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Mikey Porter was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Glen Rose's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-12. As for Stephenville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-6-2 record this season.

Glen Rose will challenge Clifton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cubs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.56 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Stephenville, they will square off against Lampasas at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees 2.5, the Badgers 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.