Bears fall late again to Nunez Pelicans
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
Sunday, April 26, 2026: Baseball
Chalmette, LA
The Bears and the Pelicans squared off one last time this afternoon at Noel Suarez Stadium in Chalmette, Louisiana. Similar to game three of the series, this game came down to the last inning, with the Pelicans hitting a walk-off home run to defeat the Bears 10-9.
The Pelicans got on the board first with two home runs in the bottom of the first inning. B. Louque hit a two-run homer to center field, followed by a solo homer from L. Coley to center field. After one inning, the Pelicans held a 3-0 lead over the Bears. Nunez then added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning, extending their lead to 5-0.
Brayden Bertucci led off the fourth inning for the Bears with a solo homer to center field, cutting the Pelicans' lead to 5-1. The Bears further closed the gap in the fifth inning with another solo homer, this time by Kenneth Berard to right field, making it 5-2. In the sixth inning, the Bears struck again with a two-run homer from Cayden Vice to left field, bringing the score to 5-4.
The Pelicans responded with two runs of their own via a two-run homer by J. Waller to right field, increasing their lead to 7-4. However, the Bears refused to go down quietly, as Ben Switzer led off the top of the seventh inning with a solo homer to left field, making it 7-5. The Pelicans matched the Bears' effort with two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, extending their lead to 9-5.
In the top of the eighth, the Bears scored four runs to tie the game at nine. Hudson Heltz was hit by a pitch, followed by a single to left field from Cayden Vice. Cooper Martin's single scored Heltz, and Ben Switzer hit a double to score Vice. Brecken Bordelon, coming in as a pinch hitter, delivered a single to center field, plating Martin and Switzer to tie the game.
The Bears failed to score in the top of the ninth inning. They did force a fly out to start the bottom of the ninth, but C. Stelly launched a ball over the right field wall, sealing the 10-9 walk-off victory for the Pelicans.
Evan McDaniel started on the mound for the Bears, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing 9 runs (8 earned) on 12 hits while walking and striking out 2. Kohl Navarre pitched 2 innings in relief for the Bears and took the loss, allowing 1 run on 1 hit. L. Conerly started on the mound for the Pelicans, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing 5 runs on 10 hits while walking 2 and striking out 6. D. Turpeau, M. Newfield, and L. Pittman pitched in relief for the Pelicans, with Pittman credited with the victory.
Baton Rouge out-hit Nunez 15 to 13, while the Bears committed 2 errors during the game.
Bears Highlights:
-
Brecken Bordelon went 1 for 1 with 2 RBIs.
-
Kenneth Berard went 2 for 3 with 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 walks, and 1 home run.
-
Brayden Bertucci went 2 for 5 with 1 run, 1 RBI, and 1 home run.
-
Trent Laporte went 1 for 4 with 1 run and 1 walk.
-
Hudson Heltz went 1 for 4 with 1 run and 1 hit by pitch.
-
Cayden Vice went 3 for 5 with 2 runs, 2 RBIs, and 1 home run.
-
Cooper Martin went 2 for 5 with 1 run and 1 RBI.
-
Ben Switzer went 3 for 4 with 2 runs, 2 RBIs, and 1 home run.
With this loss, the Bears fell to 5-46 overall and 1-19 in the conference, while the Pelicans improved to 24-20 and 9-11 on the season. Nunez leads the all-time series with 28 wins to 25 losses against Baton Rouge.
Up Next:
The Bears will travel to Poplarville, Mississippi, to take on the #1 Pearl River Community College Wildcats in a single nine-inning game on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. at Dub Herring Park.
Follow Us:
For more information on the Bears baseball team, follow us on Twitter (@BRCC_Baseball), Instagram (@brcc_bearsbaseball), and Facebook (BRCC Athletics).