Baseball Recap: Riverside Takes a Loss

Riverside lost against Kenston back in May of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Beavers fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Beavers have lost by just one run.

Austin Wittreich and Spencer Short did some serious damage despite the final result: Wittreich scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Short scored a run while going 3-for-4. Short also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Austin Kalb, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Riverside's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Kenston, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.

While Riverside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.