There's no place like home for Burlington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Calhan Bulldogs on Saturday as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Lenny Ramirez
| 04/19/25 vs Calhan | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Colby | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Limon | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Wray | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Wray | 0 |
| + 13 more games |
Lenny Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Burlington's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Ramirez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Burlington let Darian McDonough and Zack Foose run wild. McDonough went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Foose went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Foose has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Rowdy Humrich, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Burlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhan only posted a batting average of .100.
Burlington's record is now 5-7. As for Calhan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10-2.
Coming up, Burlington is taking a road trip to face off against Lamar at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Calhan, they will welcome Ellicott at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The Thunderhawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.77 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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