Baseball Recap: Bend's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Lava Bears

Previous 3 Games

04/03/25 @ Lebanon	5-0
03/28/25 vs Monarch	7-4
03/27/25 vs Westview	12-7

While Bend didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lebanon Warriors a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Lava Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Cash Hattenhauer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hattenhauer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Cooper, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Lewis Knapp, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Bend's record is now 7-1. As for Lebanon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.

Coming up, Bend is taking a road trip to face off against North Medford at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lava Bears 4, the Black Tornado 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lebanon, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Estacada at 5:00 p.m.