Bainbridge Baseball drops first two outings but continues to set a standard after late start to the season
Published 3:51 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Brooks Hines got the starting gig against Thomasville went 3.0 innings and struck out two batters against the Bulldogs. (Photo submitted by Jill Holloway - Thomasville Times-Enterprise)
Photo submitted by Jill Holloway- Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
Photo submitted by Jill Holloway - Thomasville Times-Enterprise
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The Bearcats began their regular season with an 8-4 scrimmage loss to the Thomasville Bulldogs. They took an early lead by scoring two runs in the first inning and maintained a 3-2 advantage going into the bottom of the sixth inning. However, the Bulldogs scored six runs in the sixth inning.
Senior Graham Beckham drove in two runs on his lone base hit, additionally, seniors Nate Cannon and Parker Landrum drove in the other two runs. Landrum, Bowen Smith, Luke Griffin, and Cannon scored for the Bearcats.
Junior Brooks Hines, Beckham, and Cannon all stole a base against the Bulldogs. Hines, who started the ball game for the Bearcats, faced 12 batters and threw 34 pitches in his three-inning outing, striking out two batters. He allowed just one hit and an unearned run.
Bainbridge had their home opener against Lee County on Monday and lost 7-1. Griffin had the lone run batted in for the Bearcats on the night, and sophomore Jake Barber scored in the bottom of the third inning to tie the ball game at one. Lee County surged ahead with a stellar performance in the top of the sixth inning, scoring four impressive runs to secure a comfortable lead and seal their victory.
Hines faced 20 batters and threw 64 pitches in his four innings of work, striking out six batters well giving up one earned run. Senior pitcher Preston Hutto faced seven batters and punched out two batters in an 1.2 inning of action.
“We’re trying to establish a culture and standard, having tryouts and team practices late,” Head Coach of BHS baseball Cody Kremer said. “We haven’t really had that much time together as a team, so we are a little behind in certain areas. But I’m seeing improvements daily in practice, the kids are bought in and they want to work.”
The Bearcats have a slew of road games starting with a visit to Thomas County Central where Kremer and his crew will play a double-header this Saturday against Vidalia and the aforementioned Yellow Jackets. The first pitch will be at 1:00 p.m. followed by a 4:00 p.m. start time. Following a trip to Valdosta next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the Bearcats will take part in the Valdosta Tournament next Saturday with the opponent and start times to be determined.
“I do like us going away on a weekend, playing multiple games,” Kremer said. “Giving our guys a lot of innings against tough opponents. But ultimately just getting out of town and getting in that routine of traveling away having to stay in hotels. Right now, we’re just focused on taking it one day at a time.”
