Baseball pulls off third straight win, takes down Tri-West in rain-shortened game, 7-4

By Brian Cooney

Baseball (3-1, 2-0 in HCC) faced off against Tri-West on Monday night (April 11.). The game ended in the 5th due to rain, with the Bulldogs winning 7-4 and improving to 3-1. 

The Bulldogs were hot on offense to start the game, as back-to-back doubles from Mason Grant and Sean Gannon drove in two. Then, in the bottom of the 2nd, Ben Bayler hit an RBI groundout to short on a fielder's choice.

Despite a game-tying home run in the top of the 3rd by the Bruins, the Bulldogs had a breakout inning, totaling four more runs. Will Mckinzie topped off the bottom of the third with a two-run blast to left field for his first homer of the year. 

 Walker Brodt and Alec Murphy took it from there as they pitched the next two innings allowing an earned run. Brownsburg pitchers totaled ten strikeouts on the day. 

 The rain poured down hard in the bottom of the fifth. The umpires called the game, and the Bulldogs secured their third straight win.