Bradley-Bourbonnais had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Paragould on Tuesday. Bradley-Bourbonnais was the clear victor by a 17-4 margin over Paragould. Considering the Boilermakers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Eric Rainbolt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rainbolt was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Ian Irps looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Mason Shaul and Cody Freitas did most of the damage at the plate: Shaul scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Freitas scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kason Bynum, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Bradley-Bourbonnais now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Paragould, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Coming up, Bradley-Bourbonnais will square off against Brewer at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Bradley-Bourbonnais is facing Brewer at the right time seeing as Brewer is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Paragould, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greene County Tech at 4:30 p.m.
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