Baseball Recap: Bellevue West Wins High-Profile Contest Against Millard South

Thunderbirds

Previous 6 Games

04/03/25 @ Millard South	4-3
04/02/25 vs Westview	10-2
03/31/25 vs Omaha North	3-1
03/29/25 vs Lincoln Southeast	16-6
03/27/25 @ Papillion-LaVista	18-6
03/26/25 @ Omaha Central	9-5

Bellevue West faced Millard South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Thunderbirds skirted past the Patriots 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Thunderbirds sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Cole Madden tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Aiden Ensor was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run.

Bellevue West pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Millard South, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 7-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bellevue West is set to challenge their familiar foe Skutt Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Millard South will take on rival Elkhorn South at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.