Baseball Recap: Thurston-Cuming County Gets the Win

Thurston-Cuming County won the last time they faced Louisville and things went their way on Tuesday too. Thurston-Cuming County walked away with a 9-5 victory over Louisville. The win made it back-to-back victories for Thurston-Cuming County.

Ryan Linkous

Hits (Career)

04/07/26 vs Louisville	3
04/28/25 @ Aurora	2
04/15/25 vs Wayne	2
04/14/25 vs St. Paul/Palmer	2
03/20/25 vs South Sioux City	2

Ryan Linkous and Jake Schuster made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Linkous tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Schuster pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Linkous has become a key player for Thurston-Cuming County: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-4 otherwise. At the plate, Linkous went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Schuster earned two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave Linkous a new career-high.

In other batting news, Thurston-Cuming County let Trevor Trimble and Braylen Wegner run wild. Trimble went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Wegner went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Wegner is becoming a predictor of Thurston-Cuming County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jaden Browning, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Thurston-Cuming County picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Louisville, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Thurston-Cuming County is set to face off against their familiar foe St. Paul/Palmer at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Louisville will challenge rival Platte Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.