Baseball Recap: Pembroke Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

04/02/26 @ Barker	20
04/15/26 @ Byron-Bergen	13
05/11/26 vs Byron-Bergen	11
03/30/26 @ Caledonia-Mumford	11
04/23/26 vs Oakfield-Alabama	8

There's no place like home for Pembroke, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Byron-Bergen Bees an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

The result came thanks to Brayden Lang's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Anthony Abbatiello was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and four runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Humphrey, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Pembroke always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Byron-Bergen only posted an OBP of .348.

Pembroke's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Byron-Bergen, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pembroke will face off against rival Kendall at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Dragons 4.1, the Eagles 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Byron-Bergen is set to square off against their familiar foe Webber at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.