Baseball Recap: Franklin County Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 2, 2026, 10:19am

Baseball Recap: Franklin County Wildcats vs. Shelbyville Golden Bears

Franklin County came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Shelbyville Golden Bears, falling 13-4. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Golden Bears: they've now lost three in a row.

Kash Marsh

Runs

05/02/26 vs Shelbyville2
04/18/26 @ Union County2
04/11/26 vs Jennings County2
04/30/26 vs South Dearborn1
04/18/26 @ Union County1
+ 3 more games

Kash Marsh made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Franklin County: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Shelbyville, their record is now 10-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin County will host Greensburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Pirates will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight. As for Shelbyville, they will welcome Columbus North at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

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