Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Bellevue East

Bellevue East won against Benson on Thursday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Chieftains' pitchers stepped up to hand the Omaha Northwest Huskies a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Chieftains have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Chris Hedlund was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hedlund was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

In other pitching news, Brody Graham looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Bellevue East is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 3-4 otherwise.

Ethan Greenwell

Runs (Career)

04/04/25 @ Omaha Northwest	4
03/24/25 vs North Platte	3
04/03/25 @ Benson	2
04/19/24 vs Omaha Northwest	2
03/27/25 @ Omaha North	1

Back at the plate, Ethan Greenwell was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ricky Scarpello, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Bellevue East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win was the third in a row for Bellevue East, bringing their record up to 6-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Omaha Northwest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Coincidentally, Bellevue East and Omaha Northwest will both be playing Lincoln Northwest the next time they take the field. The Chieftains will head out to face the Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Huskies will play them later in the day, at 2:30 p.m.