Diamond Dogs Win Again!

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.

Story by: Dennis Hughes