The Boise Brave will be taking part in a tournament against the Skyline Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Boise is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Boise will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Hillcrest on Thursday. Boise was the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over Hillcrest.
Riggins Mcmanus looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Brody Newbery
| 03/20/25 vs Hillcrest | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Columbia | 3 |
| 03/22/24 vs Burley | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs Caldwell | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Borah | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brody Newbery, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bo Schaaf, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Skyline, as they earned their first away win of the season. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over Capital on Friday.
Skyline let Taylor Taylor and Izaak Hansen run wild. Taylor scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Hansen scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That stolen base marked the first that Taylor snagged this season. Truman Sermon was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Boise is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
Skyline's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Boise has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Skyline, though, as they've been averaging only 3 strikeouts. Will Boise keep running through batters, or will Skyline buck the trend?
Boise came out on top in a nail-biter against Skyline when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 12-11. Will Boise repeat their success, or does Skyline has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
