Baseball Recap: Blackfoot Victorious

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Blackfoot ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hillcrest Knights, sneaking past 14-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Broncos have posted since March 16th.

Jagger Wren made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Blackfoot is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise. Wren was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Kaeden Fisher

Runs (Career)

04/13/26 vs Hillcrest	4
04/09/26 @ Skyline	2
04/04/26 @ Bonneville	2
04/03/26 vs Bonneville	2
03/28/26 vs Snow Canyon	2

In other batting news, Blackfoot got a massive performance out of Kaeden Fisher, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Fisher a new career-high. Jake Vance also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Blackfoot kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.

Blackfoot has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Hillcrest, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-4-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Blackfoot is set to face off against their familiar foe Shelley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hillcrest will challenge rival Idaho Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.