
Kicking Mules
04/16/25 vs Saline | 2 |
04/12/25 @ Milford | 11 |
04/12/25 @ Milford | 5 |
04/09/25 @ Monroe | 5 |
04/07/25 vs Monroe | 2 |
+ 5 more games |
The Bedford Kicking Mules will challenge the Columbia Central Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bedford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Bedford is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Saline just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 11-2 to the Hornets. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Kicking Mules couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bedford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Garrow, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Columbia Central waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Comets get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Conor Rentfrow made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Hoskins, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lukas Calhoun, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Columbia Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive games.
Columbia Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Bedford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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