Baseball Recap: East Grand Rapids Takes a Loss

Forest Hills Eastern hit East Grand Rapids with a four-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pioneers fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 5-4. The Pioneers have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Callan Royce

Hits Against

05/31/25 @ Forest Hills Eastern	1
05/27/25 vs Lowell	2
05/24/25 @ Grand Blanc	1

Callan Royce was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Pierson Kortman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

East Grand Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 21-8-2. As for Forest Hills Eastern, the win was the 24th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-1.

As of now, neither East Grand Rapids nor the Hawks have any future games scheduled.