Baseball Recap: Bangor Sets Scoring Season-High Against Bloomingdale

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

04/21/25 @ Bloomingdale	21
04/10/25 vs Eau Claire	14
04/21/25 @ Bloomingdale	12
04/14/25 vs Comstock	12
03/27/25 vs Benton Harbor	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bangor). They blew past the Bloomingdale Cardinals 21-5 on Monday. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-21-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Jaret McCoy was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Bangor is 7-1 when McCoy posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, Bangor let Luke Remington and Nick Hardester run wild. Remington went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Hardester got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Remington has become a key player for Bangor: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zach Mann, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs.

Bangor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Bangor and bumps their season record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Bloomingdale, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Coming up, Bangor will face off against White Pigeon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloomingdale, they will take on Marcellus at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something the Cardinals surely won't give up without a fight.