Baseball Recap: Falls City Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Falls City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Brackett Tigers with a sharp 18-3 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Beavers, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.

Daylen Kowalik made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Falls City is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 3-6 otherwise. Kowalik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Tanner Krawietz and Kain Jurgajtis did most of the damage at the plate: Krawietz scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Jurgajtis scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Krawietz has become a key player for Falls City: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-6 otherwise. Breiten Ramsey was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Beavers

Hits

03/14/25 vs Brackett	12
03/11/25 @ D'Hanis	5
03/04/25 vs Poth	7
03/01/25 vs Tournament Opponent	4
03/01/25 vs Karnes City	4
+ 6 more games

Falls City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.

The victory got Falls City back to even at 6-6. As for Brackett, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Coming up, Falls City will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against La Pryor at 6:00 p.m. La Pryor has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.55 runs per game on average), something Falls City will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Brackett, they will take on Charlotte at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.91 runs per game on average), something Brackett will no doubt try to take advantage of.