Baseball Recap: Colby Makes It Five in a Row at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Scott, Colby was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Burlington Cougars. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-5 last Thursday.

Max Kersenbrock

Triples (Career)

04/17/25 vs Burlington	2
04/01/25 @ Decatur Community	1
04/01/25 @ Decatur Community	1
03/27/25 vs Goodland	1

Max Kersenbrock made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Kersenbrock was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two triples and two runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Talon Andreason, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Kasen Stramel was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

Colby's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Coming up, Colby will venture away from home to take on Hugoton on Tuesday. As for Burlington, they will welcome Calhan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.69 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of.