Baseball Recap: Bentley Comes Up Short

If Bentley was feeling good fresh off their 17-2 takedown of Flint Southwestern Academy on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Atherton Wolverines by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.

Kaydenze Hurlburt

Stolen Base

05/11/26 vs Atherton	2
05/07/26 vs Flint Southwestern Academy	1
05/06/26 vs Durand	1
05/04/26 @ Bendle	1
04/27/26 @ Genesee	2

Bentley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaydenze Hurlburt, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Hurlburt is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Cole Bowman was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Bentley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Atherton, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.

Looking ahead, Bentley will square off against Genesee at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wolves have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Atherton, they will venture away from home to face off against Genesee Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolverines are facing the Soldiers at the right time seeing as the Soldiers are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.