Baseball Recap: Nestucca Takes a Loss

Nestucca lost to Knappa back in May of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bobcats fell just short of the Loggers by a score of 7-6. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jaxon Jensen

Runs

03/20/26 @ Waldport	4
03/26/26 @ Spanish Springs	3
03/16/26 vs Amity	3
05/05/26 @ Knappa	2
04/17/26 @ Clatskanie	2
+ 7 more games

Owen Love and Jaxon Jensen were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Love pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jensen pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Love gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April. At bat, Love went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Jensen went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Nestucca is 7-2 when Jensen posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jace Jensen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Hurliman, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Nestucca's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Knappa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.

While Nestucca 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 3:00 p.m. on Friday.