Baseball Recap: Barnum Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

Bombers

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 vs Two Harbors	12
04/21/25 @ McGregor	12
05/05/25 vs Carlton	10
04/15/25 @ Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia]	8
05/13/25 @ Kelley	7

After losing to Kelley the last time they met, Barnum decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Bombers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mariners a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bombers, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Andrew Schlaefer, who gave up just three hits to keep Kelley off the board.

At the plate, Bryce Ferguson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Landen Oetterer, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Barnum and bumps their season record up to 10-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Kelley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4-1.

Coming up, Barnum will square off against Rush City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kelley, they will challenge Moose Lake/Willow River at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.