Baseball Recap: Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Wins Going Away Against Cerro Gordo/Bement

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] barely beat Cerro Gordo/Bement the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Titans blew past the Broncos 15-2 on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Titans also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.

Garrett Pollock

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/17/25 @ Cerro Gordo/Bement	6
04/10/25 vs Argenta-Oreana	2
03/25/25 @ Shelbyville	2
04/07/25 @ Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond	1
03/18/25 @ Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg	1

Garrett Pollock made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is 2-1 when Pollock posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kahle Lee, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Chase Rhode, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s record is now 3-9. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is set to square off against their familiar foe Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cerro Gordo/Bement will challenge rival Arcola at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.