Baseball Recap: Barron Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Golden Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/10/26 @ Prairie Farm	17
03/31/26 vs Phillips	12
05/19/26 vs Ashland	10
05/21/26 vs Ladysmith	8
04/16/26 @ Cumberland	8

With a playoff win on the line, Barron rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Cumberland Beavers as they made off with a 7-1 win. Considering the Golden Bears have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Glendon Thompson and Troy McDonough were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, McDonough pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thompson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Thompson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while McDonough went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave McDonough a new career-high.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zac Edwards, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

The victory was the sixth in a row for Barron, bringing their record up to 15-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cumberland, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-15-1.

Coming up, Barron will take on St. Croix Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Saints' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Golden Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Cumberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.