Baseball Recap: Ripon's Win Ends Six-Game Losing Streak at Home

The Ripon Tigers earned a 7-2 win over the Randolph Rockets on Saturday.

Shay Otto

Hits (Career)

05/17/25 vs Randolph	3
05/13/25 @ Weyauwega-Fremont	2
05/08/25 @ Kewaskum	2
05/06/25 vs Kewaskum	2
04/22/25 vs Waupun	1

Shay Otto made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Otto was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Otto wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braden Dudzinski, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs Dudzinski has posted since back in April. Adam Mashock was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Ripon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Ripon's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-18. As for Randolph, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ripon will square off against Kettle Moraine Lutheran at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Randolph, they will challenge Green Lake/Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigersharks have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.