Baseball Game Preview: Bloomington North Cougars vs. Hamilton Southeastern Royals

Cougars

Runs

04/26/25 vs Hagerstown	13
04/26/25 vs Hagerstown	3
04/22/25 @ Terre Haute North Vigo	4
04/21/25 vs Martinsville	11
04/17/25 vs Shakamak	1
+ 6 more games

The Bloomington North Cougars will face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomington North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.

Bloomington North barely beat Hagerstown the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over the Tigers on Saturday. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Ryan Grupenhoff looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.

At the plate, Jack Williamson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Chris Barnett, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Royals took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Hoog, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.

Bloomington North pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.

Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bloomington North hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for Hamilton Southeastern, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Bloomington North's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.