After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ell-Saline, Herington was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Flinthills Mustangs as they made off with a 10-2 win. This was payback for the Railers, who suffered a 17-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brady Idleman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Idleman was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
Kole Kroupa
| 04/23/26 vs Flinthills | 4 |
| 03/31/26 vs Chase County | 2 |
| 03/31/26 vs Chase County | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Bennington | 1 |
| 04/09/26 vs Bennington | 1 |
In other batting news, Kole Kroupa was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases and four runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Ribelin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Herington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Herington's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13. As for Flinthills, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8-2.
Herington will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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