Brookfield's baseball season came to an end with its 5-0 loss to Lawson in Friday's semifinal action of the Class 3 District 15 baseball tournament. The defeat ended a season which saw the Bulldogs rebound from an 0-7 start, winning nine of their next 12 games.

Lawson was paced with timely hitting and dominant pitching. A two-out, two-run home run to left center in the 1st inning staked the Cardinals to a 2-0 lead. However, starting pitcher Riley Hinckle settled in, keeping the game close through the 4th inning. But the Bulldogs could muster just three base runners and one hit in the first five innings, while the Cardinals extended their lead with three runs in the bottom of 5th.

The 'Dogs managed two base runners with one out in the 6th, but they were left stranded. They loaded the bases with one out in the 7th, but a double play ended the threat.

Peyton Parn, Garret Wood and Gage Ludington each recorded a hit, and Colton Parn, Trayce Switzer and Xavier Sada reached on walks.
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Hinckle allowed just four earned runs while scattering seven hits and four walks. He struck out two.
The Bulldogs finished the season at 9-10.

Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield shrugged off its defeat in the CCC title game, knocking off Lexington, 5-3, in the opening round of the Class 3 District 15 baseball tournament. The Bulldogs (9-9) will play top-seeded and tournament host Lawson this evening at 5:00.
Lexington threatened in the 1st inning with two base runners and only one out. However, starting pitcher Colton Parn induced a groundout and struck out the next batter to end the inning.

Parn then led off the bottom of the frame with a double to left, and Peyton Parn followed one-out later with an RBI double to left.

The Bulldogs added another run in the 2nd when Garret Wood walked with one out, stole second and went to third on back-to-back walks to Ryder Techau and Gage Ludington. Bryson Shoop followed with a sacrifice fly to center to plate Wood.

The Minutemen scored two unearned runs with two outs in the third, tying the game at 2-2.
Riley Hinckle led off the 4th with a double to right, and scored on Techau's one-out double to center. Techau later scored on a two-out ground ball error, giving Brookfield a 4-2 lead.

The Minutemen loaded the bases in the 6th with a walk, bookended by a pair of singles. But Colton Parn picked off the runner at second, induced an RBI groundout and fanned the final batter to limit the damage to one run.

The 'Dogs tacked on a run in the bottom of the 6th. Wood singled to center, and infield singles by Ludington and Colton Parn laoded the bases with two outs. Switzer coaxed a walk to force Wood home with a 5-3 lead.

Peyton Parn relieved winning pitcher Colton Parn in the 7th, pitching a scoreless frame for the save.

Colton Parn (2B, run, HBP, SB) led the Bulldogs with two hits, while Peyton Parn (2B, RBI), Hinckle (2B), Wood (2 runs, BB, SB), Techau (2B, RBI, run, BB) and Ludington (BB) each collected a hit. Switzer recorded an RBI, walk and stolen base; Shoop had an RBI, Xavier Sada scored a run, and Hank Parks swiped a bag.
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Colton Parn pitched a solid six innings, allowing just one earned run on six hits and five walks. He had four strikeouts. Peyton Parn issued a walk and fanned one in a scoreless inning. 

​Story by: Dennis Hughes

Clark County scored early and often, ending Brookfield's six-game winning streak, 12-3, in Monday's Clarence Cannon Conference title game. The Bulldogs would have secured co-champion honors with a victory against the talented Indians.
The Indians jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead, but Colton Parn's two-out, two run single to left drew the Bulldogs to within 3-2.

Clark County added a home run in the bottom of the second and then blew the game open with six runs in the third.
Colton Parn led the 'Dogs with two hits and two RBI, while Trayce Switzer (BB), Peyton Parn (BB), Hank Parks (run) and Riley Hinckle (HBP) each had a hit. Gage Ludington (RBI, 2 BB) and Ryder Techau (BB, SB) both scored a run. Garret Wood coaxed a pair of walks, and Xavier Sade recorded a stolen base.
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The Bulldogs (8-9) open Thursday's Class 3 District 15 play against Lexington at Lawson.

Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield won its sixth straight game, and 8th in the past nine, beating Highland, 9-3, in Friday night's varsity baseball action.
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The Bulldogs grabbed a 1-0 first-inning lead when Colton Parn singled, stole second and scored on Trayce Switzer's single to right.

The Cougars answered in the bottom of the first with a two-out RBI double, but the 'Dogs scored twice with two outs in the top of the 2nd. Ryder Techau coaxed a walk, and Gage Ludington reached on an error. Techau later stole home, and Ludington scored on a passed ball.

Mistakes again derailed the Cougars in the 4th. Riley Hinckle singled, Garret Wood walked and Techau reached on a bunt with no outs. Ludington's walk plated one run, and two passed balls scored two more for a Brookfield 6-1 lead.
The Bulldogs added three more in the 6th with RBI base hits by Techau and Colton Parn. Parn added the 9th run on an error.

Highland scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 6th, but catcher Garret Wood ended the frame, gunning down an attempted steal at third.

A double play ended the 'Dogs bases-loaded threat in the top of the 7th, but Hinckle pitched a clean bottom of the frame to end the game.

Colton Parn (RBI, 2 runs, BB, SB), Switzer (RBI, SB), Hinckle (run) and Wood (2 runs, BB, SB) each had two hits, while Techau collected three runs, three stolen bases, two walks, an RBI and a hit. Ludington had an RBI, run, and walk; Bryson Shoop had a walk, and Xavier Sada had a stolen base.

Wood started on the mound, allowing an earned run on three hits and two walks over three innings, and Colton Parn tossed another three frames, allowing no earned runs on one hit and three free passes. Both seniors struck out two, and Hinckle fanned one.

The Bulldogs (8-8) visit Clark County 14-6) on Monday.

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Brookfield scored nine runs in the fourth inning and cruised to a 13-3 win against Glasgow in yesterday's varsity diamond action. It was the Bulldogs fifth victory in a row, and seventh win in the past eight games.

The Bulldogs were held scoreless with just one hit in the first three innings, while the Yellow Jackets plated a run on a two-out RBI single in the 2nd.

Brookfield came alive in the 4th. Three consecutive base hits scored one run, and four walks, an error, and a groundout led to six more runs. Riley Hinckle capped the scoring barrage, knocking in a pair with a single to center.

The 'Dogs piled on in the 5th with a Bryson Shoop RBI sacrifice fly and error, and Peyton Parn followed three batters later with a bases clearing double to left, making the score 13-1.

The Jackets scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth for the final margin.

Hinckle (2 RBI) and Gage Ludington (RBI, 2B, 2 runs) each had two hits, while Peyton Parn (4 RBI, 2B, BB, run), Colton Parn (RBI, 2 runs), and Hank Parks (RBI, run) had a hit apiece.

Bryson Shoop (2 runs) had two RBI, and Trayce Switzer (3 BB, run), and Garret Wood (run, SB) each added an RBI. Ryder Techau (BB) scored twice.

Hinckle earned the win on the mound, allowing three earned runs on four hits and four walks over 4.1 innings. He had two strikeouts. Colton Parn got the last two outs, allowing one hit and fanning the final batter.

The Bulldogs (7-7) will honor their seniors in Thursday's home tilt against Salisbury.

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Brookfield won its sixth straight JV baseball game, upending Monroe City, 7-4, Monday night.

The Bulldogs took advantage of Panthers' miscues in the first inning. Xavier Sada was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored when Westen Davis reached on a ground ball error. Davis later scored on a passed ball. Weston Linscott reached on an error and scored on Dayten Glasgow's double to left, while Glasgow came around and scored on an error.

The Panthers scored three runs in the 2nd inning, drawing to within, 4-3, but the Bulldogs tacked on three runs in the third with no outs. Sada walked, stole second and scored on a passed ball. Davis singled and Ross Ehrich walked. Both were driven in by RBI base hits by Linscott and Glasgow.

The Panthers scored a run in the third, but Sada fanned the final two batters, ending the game.

Glasgow (2 RBI, 2B, run) led the 'Dogs with two hits, while Davis (2 runs, SB), Linscott (RBI, run) and Noah Williams (3B) collected a hit apiece. Ehrich scored a run on a walk.

Sada scored two runs on a hit by pitch and walk and stole two bases. He also picked up the win, pitching three innings and allowing three unearned runs on six hits and a walk, He had four strikeouts.
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The JV Bulldogs (6-3) travel to Glasgow on Monday.

Story by: Dennis Hughes

Brookfield won its 4th straight game, thumping Monroe City, 9-1, in Monday's CCC baseball matchup. It was Brookfield's sixth victory in its last seven games.

The Panthers threatened first, as they loaded the bases via a base hit and two walks with no outs in the 2nd inning. However, they were caught stealing home twice on passed balls. The first did not bound away very far, and Peyton Parn made a great diving tag to get the runner. The Panthers were denied again when Parn retrieved and tossed to Garret Wood covering for the second out. Wood then fanned the next batter.

The Bulldogs took advantage of their good fortune by plating four runs in the third. Gage Ludington and Bryson Shoop drew walks, and Colton Parn singled. Trayce Switzer walked to force in one run, and Peyton Parn followed with a two-run double to left. Hank Parks completed the scoring with an RBI groundout.

The Panthers were gifted a run in the bottom of the frame. The first two batters reached on walks, and an error scored a run. A double play, followed by a strikeout, ended the threat.

The Bulldogs tacked on two runs in the 5th. Switzer singled, Shoop reached by error and Parks walked to load the bases. Riley Hinckle and Wood followed with back-to-back RBI sacrifice flies.

The Panthers lead-off hitter in the 5th reached by a hit by pitch, but was erased by a double play, the Bulldogs second of the game and fifth in the past two games.

Switzer drove in a pair of runs with a double to center in the 6th, and Shoop added an RBI double to left in the 7th.

Switzer (3 RBI, 2 runs, 2B, BB, 2 SB) paced the 'Dogs with two hits, and Peyton Parn (2 RBI, run, 2B, BB, SB), Shoop (RBI, 2 runs, 2B, 2 BB, SB), Colton Parn (run, BB) and Wood (RBI, 2B) each added a hit.

Parks (BB) and Hinckle each knocked in a run, and Ludington scored three runs on three walks and had three stolen bases.
Wood earned the win on the mound, allowing just one unearned run on one hit and six walks. He struck out five. Colton Parne pitched a perfect inning in relief, fanning two.

The Bulldogs (6-7) host Grundy County/Newtown-Harris on Thursday.

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Gage Ludington drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on an error, as Brookfield upended Palmyra, 4-3, in JV baseball action. It was the Bulldogs fifth straight win.

Palmyra got on the board with a first-inning RBI double. The Bulldogs failed to score in the first, but scored twice in the second.

Dayten Glasgow and Phoenix Jordan both singled. Chaos then ensued when Glasgow stole third and Jordan stole second. A throwing error scored Glasgow, and a balk plated Jordan, and the Bulldogs led 2-1.

The Panthers answered with two runs in the top of the third, but Brookfield answered.

Nick Sharp led off with a walk and stole second. Ludington singled to left, driving in Sharp, and wound up on third on a two-base error. He later scored on another error.

Westen Davis, Glasgow (SB, run), Jordan (SB, run) and Ludington (RBI, run) each had a hit. Sharp (SB) scored a run, and Ross Ehrich reached on a hit by pitch.

The JV Bulldogs (5-3) play Monroe City on Monday.

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Brookfield remained on a roll, winning its third straight game against Palmyra, 7-4, in Friday's Clarence Cannon Conference baseball action. Brookfield improved to 3-1 in conference play and won its 5th game in the past six.

Palmyra started the first with its first two batters reaching safely via a walk and single. However, one base runner was erased by an unconventional 1-5-3 double play. The Panthers still managed a run on a Bulldog error.

The Bulldogs answered quickly, as lead-off man Colton Parn singled, and Trayce Switzer tripled to right, scoring Parn. Peyton Parn followed with an RBI groundout.

Gifted by a pair of errors and a groundout, the Panthers knotted the score at 2-2 in the next inning.

The 'Dogs led off the bottom of the second with singles by Gage Ludington and Bryson Shoop. Colton Parn reached on an RBI groundout, but an error moved Parn and Shoop to second and third, respectively. Switzer's RBI single scored Shoop, and a walk to Peyton Parn loaded the bases. Hank Park's groundout scored a third run, and Brookfield was up for good, 5-2.

The Panthers were held scoreless in the next two innings, which included a third-inning leadoff single being erased by a 6-4-3 double play. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, scored unearned single runs in the 3rd and 4th innings, as the Panthers committed three, and then two errors, in each of the frames, both with two outs.

However, Brookfield returned the favor in the 5th. A single and double with one out had Palmyra threatening. An error scored one run, and an RBI groundout plated another, cutting the deficit to 7-4.

Riley Hinkle, who started and pitched well in earning the win, got out of minor trouble in the 6th. He tossed six innings, allowing just two earned runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out three.

Garret Wood relieved in the 7th and promptly walked the lead-off hitter. He induced a ground ball for the Bulldogs' third double play of the game and fanned the final batter, getting the save.

Switzer (2 RBI, 3B, run) and Hinckle led the 'Dogs with two hits apiece. Colton Parn (RBI, 2 runs, BB, SB), Shoop (2 runs, SB), Ludington (run) and Wood each added a hit. Peyton Parn and Parks (SB) each knocked in a run.

The Bulldogs (5-7) visit Monroe City on Monday.

​Story by: Dennis Hughes

As the weather warms up, so has Brookfield baseball, as the Bulldogs won their fourth game in the past five, blanking Tri-County, 9-0, yesterday. All starters contributed to the team victory with timely hitting and solid pitching.

Bryson Shoop pitched four innings in relief to earn the win, allowing just one hit and striking out four. Shoop also led the 'Dogs with two hits, including a two-run RBI in the second inning, sparking a 4-run frame and 5-0 lead. The Mustangs never seriously threatened, with only one base runner making it as far as third base during the game.

Garret Wood started on the rubber, allowing no hits and fanning four in two innings, and Riley Hinckle followed for an inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Peyton Parn, Hank Parks (2 HBP), Gage Ludington and Wood (SB) each collected a hit, run and RBI, while Colton Parn (run, SB), Trayce Switzer (2 runs, 2 BB, SB) and Ryder Techau (2B, run, BB) also had a hit apiece. Riley Hinckle added a sacrifice fly RBI.

The Bulldogs (4-7) travel to Clark County today.

Story by: Dennis Hughes