Baseball Recap: Bloomfield Drops Season-High Score on White River Valley

Cardinals

Team Score (Highest)

04/28/25 @ White River Valley	30
04/12/25 vs Shoals	17
04/21/25 @ Brown County	13
04/14/25 vs North Knox	10
04/01/25 vs Pike Central	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomfield). They were the clear victors by a 30-4 margin over the White River Valley Wolverines on Monday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Chase Wiles and Breckin Steves made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wiles tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Steves tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wiles also tossed a walk, which is notable because Bloomfield is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-5 otherwise. At the plate, Wiles went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Steves got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one double. Those three RBI gave Wiles a new career-high.

In other batting news, Dillon Warnick was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with five runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Bloomfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Scott, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and one double.

Bloomfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Bloomfield's record now sits at 5-6. As for White River Valley, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.

Bloomfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-0 loss against Sullivan on the 2nd. As for White River Valley, they will head out on the road to take on North Putnam at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wolverines' pitcher better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.