05/09/2026
Recaps from a very busy week of Baldwin Baseball!
Monday May 4th - JV & Varsity DH vs. Wamego
JV Game #1
Wamego Red Raiders JV - 1
Baldwin Bulldogs JV - 4
Junior Quinten Flory got the nod and threw a 5-inning no-hitter, allowing one unearned run and striking out eight hitters!! The offense collected eight hits; Cooper Bradley (2), with Ty Daly, Dodge Douglass, Colby McLaughlin, Ian Blake, Declan Heltne, & Johnny Torrez each adding a single!
JV Game #2
Wamego Red Raiders JV - 2
Baldwin Bulldogs JV - 12
A big first inning was the difference in the game, as the Red Raiders raced out to a 9-0 lead after one. Junior Ty Daly pitched five strong innings in relief, striking out three hitters. Quinten Flory, Ian Blake, Declan Heltne, Cooper Bradley, and Jackson Pavkov each added a hit for the Bulldogs.
Varsity Game #1
Wamego Red Raiders - 12
Baldwin Bulldogs - 8
A couple big innings for Wamego allowed them to take a competitive Game 1 in Baldwin City. AJ LaRue & Tucker Bradley pitched well in relief, each throwing multiple innings. Bradley, along with Juniors Bryis Alford & Landry Quick each had multi-hit games for the Bulldogs, with Brayden Hirschmann, Cedric Sansome, and Mason Hoffman each adding a hit.
Varsity Game #2
Wamego Red Raiders - 13
Baldwin Bulldogs - 2
The Red Raider bats came out hot in Game 2, as they collected a run-rule victory over the Bulldogs. Baldwin faced a solid & college-committed pitcher from Wamego and were limited to only two hits in the game. Bryis Alford & Landry Quick each had a single in the game.
Thursday May 7th - JV/V vs. Santa Fe Trail
JV Game
Santa Fe Trail Chargers JV - 3
Baldwin Bulldogs JV - 15
A 12-run 3rd inning allowed the Bulldogs to go above 0.500 on the season! Freshman Tyce Engemann & Sophomore Declan Heltne combined to pitch four innings for the Bulldogs, with Engemann ultimately collecting the victory. Sophomore Taiven Hansen led the way at the plate with three hits (two doubles & single), Sophomore AJ LaRue had two singles, Junior Ty Daly added a double, with Heltne & Sophomore Johnny Torrez adding a single.
Varsity Game
Santa Fe Trail Chargers - 6
Baldwin Bulldogs JV - 7
After trading zeroes for the first three innings, Baldwin scored one in the bottom of the 4th & three in the bottom of the 5th inning to take a 4-0 lead. The Chargers took advantage of errors by the Bulldogs to tie the game in the top of the 6th inning, then would take a 6-4 lead by scoring two runs in the 7th inning. The Bulldogs came to the plate needing two runs to send the game to extras and did just that. Bryis Alford hit a chopper to 3rd and beat the throw to first, then scored on an RBI triple off the bat of Landry Quick. He would then score on a wild pitch to tie the game at 6 apiece. After a 1-2-3 top of the 8th, Johnny Torrez led off the bottom half with a walk and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Senior Cedric Sansome laid down a sacrifice bunt, which the pitcher fielded and threw to 3rd in an attempt to get Torrez out. The throw evaded the 3rd baseman and Torrez scampered home with the game-winning run!
Quick had another phenomenal outing, pitching all eight innings, allowing six runs which were all unearned, scattering six hits, and striking out seven. Quick & Brayden Hirschmann each had two hits apiece in the game!
Saturday May 9th - JV/V vs. Ottawa
Varsity Game
Ottawa Cyclones - 2
Baldwin Bulldogs - 0
Senior Brayden Hirschmann got the nod on the mound for the final home game of the 2026 Season at Baker University's Sauder Field and performed masterfully. Brayden pitched all seven innings, scattering four hits, giving up two runs, which were unearned, and struck out five Cyclone hitters.
The Bulldogs out hit the Cyclones 7-4 and had multiple runners in scoring position with less than two outs, just couldn't get a timely hit against a good Ottawa pitcher. Senior Cedric Sansome and Sophomore Johnny Torrez each had two hits in the game, with Hirschmann adding a double, and Juniors Bryis Alford & Mason Hoffman each adding a single.
JV Game
Ottawa Cyclones JV - 11
Baldwin Bulldogs JV - 1
The Bulldogs came out swinging, collecting 10 hits and taking advantage of four errors by the Cyclones. Sophomore Taiven Hansen had three hits in the game, including an inside the park home run! Junior Quinten Flory & Sophomore AJ LaRue each added two hits, with Declan Heltne (So), Jackson Pavkov (Fr), and Coltaun Wilks (So) each adding a hit.
Wilks started and pitched all five innings, collecting the victory and striking out eight!
The JV squad is now 10-8 on the season with one final game to go! Both the JV & Varsity will close out the regular season with a game at Bonner Springs on Monday May 11th!
