Baseball Recap: Bellevue West Victorious

By Team Reports May 2, 2025, 2:40am

Baseball Recap: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Blair Bears

While Bellevue West's victory against Blair wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Thunderbirds had just enough and edged out the Bears 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Thunderbirds have posted since April 7th.

Jayden Kephart tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

Drew Grego

Stolen Base (Career)

05/01/25 vs Blair3
04/22/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South2
04/11/25 @ Elkhorn North2
03/26/25 @ Omaha Central2
05/04/24 vs Lincoln North Star2

On the hitting side, Drew Grego was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Zack Pinneo was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

Bellevue West's record now sits at 17-8. As for Blair, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18.

Looking ahead, Bellevue West will host Omaha Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Blair, they will be taking part in a tournament against Lincoln Southeast at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

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