{"id":35882,"date":"2026-04-20T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=35882"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:42:31","slug":"braves-score-13-straight-runs-to-beat-blackhawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/braves-score-13-straight-runs-to-beat-blackhawk\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves score 13 straight runs to beat Blackhawk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DEAN JACKSON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORT WAYNE \u2014 Blackhawk Christian threw the first blows, but Bellmont kept the host Braves on the ropes the rest of the night in a 13\u20133 win in six innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After falling behind 2\u20110, Bellmont (2\u20112\u20111) answered with three of its own in the second and scored the game\u2019s next 13 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont had five nights with multiple hits. Oliver Werling went 2 for 5 with 4 RBIs. Beau Baker was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaigan Lee hit 2 for 2, with 2 RBIs and a home run. Matt Bleeke went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI. Layne LeMaster was 2-for-3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Selking added a 1\u2011for\u20111 line with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored, rounding out one of Bellmont\u2019s strongest offensive performances of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blackhawk Christian (2\u20115) opened with a leadoff single and a run\u2011scoring double into the left\u2011center gap, then added another on a groundout to take a 2\u20130 lead in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey came out ready to go and put up a couple in the first inning,\u201d Bellmont assistant coach Aaron Baker noted. \u201cOur guys responded. They didn\u2019t get down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont bats went dormant for a while but were far from finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe had a couple of quiet innings there in the middle, but we kept battling and kept going after them,\u201d he said. \u201cWe finally got to their starter and turned some things around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once Bellmont pushed ahead 5\u20132, the game changed. The Braves kept adding pressure, stringing together hard contact, taking extra bases, and capitalizing on defensive mistakes to break the game open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont finished with 10 hits, 13 runs, eight RBI, and six stolen bases, widening the margin as the game moved into the late innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Layne LeMaster fires a strike for the Braves. (Photo by Dean Jackson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The pitching held its ground. Starter Layne LeMaster worked four innings, allowing nine hits and three runs, two earned, with four strikeouts and one walk. Baker said LeMaster\u2019s mix carried him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a guy who has good command and control over all of his pitches,\u201d Baker said. \u201cWe can trust him to throw all of his off\u2011speed for strikes. When he mixes it well, he can get guys off balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker and Jack Schultz handled the final inning without allowing a hit or a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker said the matchup was useful for his group. \u201cThey were a good challenge for us,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve got a few good players that can really swing the bat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont now turns to Bluffton. \u201cFinding the bats, getting it going, and finding that momentum and confidence at the plate are going to be big going into tomorrow,\u201d Baker said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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