Baseball Recap: Sedgwick County Victorious

While Sedgwick County's win against Peetz wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 9-8. Nine seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Roman Kirk

Hits

04/19/25 vs Peetz	3
04/19/25 vs Peetz	2
04/14/25 @ Haxtun	1
04/14/25 @ Haxtun	2
04/11/25 @ Wiggins	2
+ 5 more games

Roman Kirk was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Sedgwick County's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Kirk was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Tate Renquist was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Sedgwick County is 5-2 when Renquist posts two or more runs, but 1-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Korven Magana, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Sedgwick County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matchups.

Sedgwick County's record now sits at 6-9. As for Peetz, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

Sedgwick County will welcome Merino at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season. Peetz does not have any more games scheduled as of now.