Baseball Recap: Kendrick Has No Trouble Against Genesee

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Nezperce	17
04/25/25 vs Lapwai	16
03/17/25 vs Garfield-Palouse	16
03/31/25 vs Nezperce	15
04/10/25 @ Prairie	14

With a playoff win on the line, Kendrick rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Genesee Bulldogs with a sharp 14-4 win. Considering the Tigers have won 14 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Xavier Carpenter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases and four runs. He has become a key player for Kendrick: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, Kendrick got a massive performance out of Jerry Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Anderson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Morgan Boyer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Kendrick kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Genesee only managed seven hits.

Kendrick moved to 17-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Genesee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13-1 record this season.

Kendrick will have a chance to go back-to-back against Genesee: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.