Baseball Recap: East Bernard Wins Going Away Against Hitchcock

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2025, 8:28pm

Baseball Recap: East Bernard Brahmas vs. Hitchcock Bulldogs

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Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Hempstead14
04/08/25 @ Hitchcock12
03/07/25 vs St. Paul11
02/17/25 @ Wharton11
03/04/25 @ Smithville9

East Bernard made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hitchcock, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Brahmas put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 13-1 win on Tuesday. The Brahmas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Max Mangum made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

In other batting news, East Bernard got a massive performance out of Brandon Rucka, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Garvel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.

East Bernard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in February.

East Bernard's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Hitchcock, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

East Bernard will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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