Baseball Recap: Bloomfield Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bloomfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top against the Linton-Stockton Miners by a score of 8-4. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Miners: they've now won three in a row.

Dillon Warnick made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.

Aiden Scott

Runs

04/28/25 @ White River Valley	4
04/21/25 @ Brown County	4
05/22/25 vs Linton-Stockton	3
05/19/25 vs Dugger Union	2
05/07/25 vs Loogootee	2
+ 10 more games

In other batting news, Bloomfield let Andrew Barker and Aiden Scott run wild. Barker went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Scott went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. Scott is becoming a predictor of Bloomfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 4-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Patterson, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Bloomfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Linton-Stockton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Bloomfield and Linton-Stockton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Cardinals will take on Barr-Reeve at 2:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (273 vs. 81). Meanwhile, Linton-Stockton (ranked 241st) will meet Edgewood (ranked 95th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.