Bulldogs take on Mustangs in nail-biter
Seniors Ryne Renbarger, Holden Kleveter and Colin White celebrate their team win after defeating Millard North. The Bulldogs won the game with an ending score of 6-5.
Going into their game against #10 ranked Millard North on April 11, the varsity baseball team were underdogs, but at the end of the 9th, they upset the Mustangs 6-5.
The score was tied 5-5 in the top of the last inning. Senior Rodney Whaley started the inning off with a triple to right field, then senior Ryne Renbarger hit him home to take the lead. The Bulldogs went back out to the field for the last inning where junior Thomas Reid closed the inning. The last ball was hit to senior Spencer Cooper where he fielded the ball and made the out at first base.
“[When the ball was hit to me] I felt confident I could get the job done, and I am just happy we won,” Cooper said. “I didn’t want to blow such a close game.”
Erin Carlson is a senior and a first-year design editor for the Burke Beat. Erin is also the design editor and editor in chief of the Burke Book but is...
