Baseball Recap: Bellevue East Extends Winning Streak to Three

Bellevue East extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 9-5. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Elkhorn Antlers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Ricky Scarpello

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/10/26 vs Elkhorn	11
03/21/26 vs Heritage	8
04/25/25 vs Ralston	6
03/31/25 vs Millard North	5
04/05/25 vs Omaha South	4

Ricky Scarpello made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Braydn Zimmerman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Graham, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. Another player making a difference was Ben Shearer, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

As for Elkhorn, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

On Elkhorn's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Slade Waggoner, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bellevue East will welcome Omaha Westside at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Chieftains' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Elkhorn, they will take on Bennington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Badgers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Antlers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.