Baseball Recap: Start Has No Trouble Against Rogers

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southview, Start was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Rogers Rams 31-8. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Braydin Roesner

Batters Struck Out

03/30/26 @ Rogers	4
05/08/25 vs Emmanuel Christian	2
05/05/25 @ Bowsher	2
04/30/25 @ Lima Senior	0
04/23/25 vs Waite	13

Joe Buck and Braydin Roesner made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Buck tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Roesner tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2025. At the plate, Buck went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs and three RBI, while Roesner got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs.

In other batting news, Lucas Buck and Kolbe Roesner did most of the damage at the plate: Lucas got on base in six of his seven plate appearances with five runs, five RBI, and one double, while Kolbe got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave Buck a new career-high. Robert Ramsey was another key player, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI.

Start always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .724. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers only posted an OBP of .444.

The win got Start back to even at 1-1. As for Rogers, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.

Start will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.