Baseball Recap: Beatrice Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Beatrice, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over Platte Valley on Tuesday. The Orangemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

Kale Koch

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 vs Platte Valley	8
04/10/25 vs Plattsmouth	7
04/03/25 vs Elkhorn North	6
03/28/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	8

Kale Koch made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four matches. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, Beatrice got a massive performance out of Isaac DeBoer, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave DeBoer a new career-high in RBI (three). Nolan Schmale was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Beatrice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Beatrice now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Platte Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Beatrice will take on Malcolm at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Platte Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nebraska City at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The Pioneers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.08 runs per game on average), something Platte Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of.