Bruins down Mudcats

CLARINDA, Iowa - Home runs by Kyle Colligan and Tyson Parks sparked the Beatrice Bruins baseball team to a second-round regional tournament win over the Chillicothe, Mo., Mudcats Tuesday night in Clarinda.

The Bruins downed the Mudcats, the tournament's top seed, 7-1.

With the win, the Bruins advance to face the winner of Tuesday's late game between the Topeka, Kan., Golden Giants and the Clarinda A's. The game will be played at 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday).

The regional tournament runs through Friday.

Along with their home runs, Colligan and Parks each contributed three RBI to the Bruins' cause. Parks added a single to his over-the-fence shot.

Also hitting for the Bruins were Jordan Danks, two doubles; Andrew Brown, a double; Darby Brown, a single; Landon Camp, a double and single; Kyle Lafrenz, a double; and Bo Merrell, a single.

On the mound for the Bruins, Kyle Thebeau scattered 10 hits over 7 2/3 innings and allowed just the one run. He struck out eight.

Zach Herr threw the final 1 1/3 innings, striking out all four batters he faced.

With the win, the Bruins go to 22-15 overall.