Baseball Recap: Center Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2026, 11:59am

Baseball Recap: Center Cougars vs. Lincoln Zebras

Center came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 15-5 to the Lincoln Zebras. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 14-0 to the Zebras when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Andy Hintz

Stolen Base

04/15/26 vs Lincoln2
04/13/26 vs Colfax1
04/08/26 @ Colfax1
04/06/26 vs Vanden3
04/01/26 vs Cordova1
03/31/26 @ Rio Linda1

Center saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Hintz, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Hintz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Another was Anthony Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Center has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13-1 record this season. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 16-2-1.

While Center had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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