Baseball Recap: Timberlake Has No Trouble Against Reardan

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/23/26 vs Kellogg	22
04/09/26 @ Reardan	13
04/09/26 @ Reardan	12
03/28/26 vs North Star	10
03/27/26 vs Portland Christian	10

Timberlake won the last time they faced Reardan and things went their way on Thursday too. The Tigers put the hurt on the Screaming Eagles with a sharp 22-9 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.

Tanner Van Tassel made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Timberlake is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise. Van Tassel was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

In other batting news, Timberlake got a massive performance out of Ryker Brennan, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The Tigers are 5-1 when Brennan posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Eric Wylie, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, two RBI, and one double.

Timberlake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Timberlake's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Reardan, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7-1.

Coming up, Timberlake will challenge Frenchtown at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Broncs have averaged an impressive 11 runs per game this season. As for Reardan, they will face off against Chewelah at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Screaming Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.