Bears fall in series finale to Nunez Pelicans
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Saturday, April 4, 2026: Baseball
Baton Rouge, LA
The Baton Rouge Bears concluded their four-game conference series this morning against the Nunez Pelicans. The Pelicans used a huge seventh inning to secure the series sweep over the Bears with a final score of 9-3.
Neither team was able to get going in the first three innings as the game was locked in a pitcher's duel. The Pelicans cracked the scoreboard with two runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. After the half-inning, the skies opened, leading to a rain delay. Once the weather cleared and the game resumed, both teams struggled over the next two innings to score any runs. Nunez broke open the game in the seventh inning, scoring four runs.
The Bears finally got on the board in the eighth inning. Kenneth Berard hit a single to right field and then circled the bases when Trent Laporte hit a homer to left field. Brayden Bertucci followed with a double over the left fielder's head and scored on a single by Cayden Vice. After eight innings, the Pelicans held a 6-3 lead.
Nunez scored three more runs in the top of the ninth, including a solo homer to left field by W. Nikolaus, increasing their lead to 9-3. The Bears went down in order in the bottom of the ninth, falling 9-3.
Tanner Cranford started on the mound for the Bears and took the loss, pitching four innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out 2. Jayse Degruy (2.1 innings), Jack Conravey (2.0 innings), and Kyle Stansbury (0.2 innings) pitched in relief for the Bears. M. Newfield started on the mound for the Pelicans and earned the victory, pitching 3 innings and allowing 0 runs on 0 hits while striking out 2. A. Ryan, J. Lachney, and J. Ridier pitched in relief for Nunez.
Nunez outhit Baton Rouge 13 to 6, with both teams credited with one error.
Bears Highlights
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Keegan Kelsey: 1 for 5
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Kenneth Berard: 2 for 4 with 1 run
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Trent Laporte: 1 for 4 with 1 run, 2 RBIs, and 1 homer
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Brayden Bertucci: 1 for 3 with 1 run and 1 BB
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Cayden Vice: 1 for 4 with 1 RBI
With this loss, the Bears' record falls to 4-34, while the Pelicans improve to 19-13. Nunez leads the all-time series with 25 wins and 24 losses against Baton Rouge.
Up Next:
The Bears will travel to New Orleans from Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, to start a four-game conference series with the Delgado Dolphins.
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