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Big Rapids' bats stayed hot on Tuesday afternoon, putting up 31 runs in a dominant outing at Tri-County. The Cardinals strung together 13 runs in the top of the sixth inning to solidfy the win in game one. Big Rapids led game two 12-1 in the bottom part of the second inning until the game was postponed due to darkness. The game has been ruled incomplete and is slated to be finished later in the season. "Defense struggled tonight," Head coach J.T. Scarpelli said. "We need...

The Cardinals are off to a hot start on the diamond. Big Rapids opened the season with two wins over Cadillac at home last Friday. Big Rapids won game one behind four runs in the fifth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie to that point. Sophomore Noah Sweppenheiser earned his first career varsity win after two strong innings of relief with four strikeouts. Senior Mason McNeilly reached in base in all three at bats with a single, two walks, and two runs scored.  Game two resulted in an even great win ...

A summer’s worth of 23 games is now complete for fellow Big Rapids Cardinal baseball players. Led by Pioneer Coach of the Year J.T. Scarpelli, the Lumberjacks finished a circuit of four tournaments and various weekday exhibitions with a 10-13 record against some of Michigan’s premier 16U, 17U, and 18U teams. “It was a great building season for everyone,” Scarpelli said. “We're going to continue the work into the Fall and be ready to go again next Spring.”...