Baseball Recap: Berkshire Comes Up Short

Berkshire fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Rootstown on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rovers by a score of 7-6. If the Badgers were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Rovers when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Sam Barcikoski made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Evan Pollock, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Berkshire now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Rootstown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.

While Berkshire 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 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.