Baseball Recap: Houston Takes a Loss

Houston blew Kodiak out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Kodiak got their revenge. The Hawks fell just short of the Bears by a score of 14-12. Even though they lost, the Hawks' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.8 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Sebastian Sanford

Runs

05/08/25 vs Kodiak	3
04/30/25 vs Grace Christian	2
04/24/25 vs Monroe Catholic	2

Sebastian Sanford was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Sanford was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Houston is 2-1 when Sanford posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ryan Preboski was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Ty Sonnentag also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

This is the second loss in a row for Houston and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Kodiak, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season.

Coincidentally, Houston and Kodiak will both be playing Palmer the next time they take the field. The Bears will head out to face the Moose at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Hawks will head out to face them at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.