Baseball Recap: Bluffton comes up short despite Braxton Betancourt's strong performance

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 2:31pm

Baseball Recap: Bluffton Tigers vs. Memorial Roughriders

After flying high against Memorial on Saturday, Bluffton came back down to earth. The Bluffton Tigers lost 11-5 to the Memorial Roughriders on Saturday. Bluffton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Memorial apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.

Braxton Betancourt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nick Pastore, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.

Bluffton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.

Bluffton will play host again on Monday to welcome Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Bluffton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Memorial, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Shawnee at 5:00 p.m.

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