Baseball Game Preview: Kenosha Bradford Devils vs. Whitewater Whippets

The Kenosha Bradford Devils will venture away from home to take on the Whitewater Whippets at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Kenosha Bradford has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Kenosha Bradford is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since May 28, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Burlington by a score of 18-16.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitewater). They walked away with a 13-10 win over Hustisford on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Whippets considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Hayden Armstrong was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs over 5.1 innings pitched. Armstrong was also solid in the batter's box, earning two runs and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Liam Springer was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Matt Carollo was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Whitewater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Whitewater's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-19. As for Kenosha Bradford, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12-1.