Boyne City at Fulton – – Baseball Single Game – – The Bleacher Denizen – – April 24, 2026 – – by Chuck Krafft

Today, the BleacherDenizenMobile is pointed at Fulton High, where the hometown Pirates will be hosting the Ramblers from Boyne City in a baseball doubleheader. There was rain just about an hour before the game, so the field was wet and muddy.

The original plan was to play one six inning game and one five inning game. However, because both teams had to use so many pitchers to get through the second inning, the coaches agreed to play just one six inning game.

While we wait for the game to begin, I hope you will enjoy this video of “God Bless the USA” from my You Tube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ePjJiWG5OY

Here are the starting lineups. As Boyne City is the visiting team, they will bat first.

BOYNE CITY

Brayden Joyce rf

Grant Fritzsche ss

Anderson Ward 1b

Jack Paquette dh

Sullivan Cadarette 2b

Aidan Puroll cf

Andrew Betz lf

Coleman Paquette c

Monte Eaton p

Noah Hayden will play third base, but will not bat.

FULTON

Connor Cunningham p

Parker Billings ss

Bryson Sattler c

Robert Kral 2b

Lincoln Beltinck 3b

Jennings Burley rf

Gabby Jason dh

Eli Coblentz 1b

Levi Palacios cf

Ryder Yelsik will play left field, but will not bat.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the somewhat alert eyes of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to get his baseball career going. However, he proudly remembers how opposing catchers and umpires delighted in the cooling breezes generated by his flailing attempts to actually hit the baseball!!

Brayden Joyce led off the top of the first inning for Boyne City and was safe on an error. He moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Grant Fritzsche. Anderson Ward doubled to left center to drive Brayden Joyce home with the Ramblers’ first run of the game. Jack Paquette walked. Sullivan Cadarette walked to load the bases.

Anderson Ward scored when Aidan Puroll was safe on a fielder’s choice grounder to the shortstop. Jack Paquette advanced to third base and Sullivan Cadarette was out at second base. Aidan Puroll stole second base. Andrew Betz singled to drive in Jack Paquette and Aidan Puroll. Coleman Paquette beat out an infield single and Andrew Betz advanced to second base. Fulton Pitcher Connor Cunningham retired the next pitcher on a fly to center field to end the inning.

Boyne City scored four runs in the top of the first inning to take a 4-0 lead.

Boyne City Pitcher Monte Eaton retired the Fulton leadoff batter in the bottom of the first inning on a grounder to first base. Parker Billings walked and went to second base when Bryson Sattler lined a single to center field. Parker Billings advanced to third base and Bryson Sattler to second base on a wild pitch. Robert Kral singled to right field to drive Parker Billings home as Bryson Sattler advanced to third base.

Bryson Sattler scored on a wild pitch. When the runner at first base tried to go all the way to third base, Rambler Shortstop Grant Fritzsche fired the ball to third base to get him out. Lincoln Beltinck walked and stole second base. Rambler Pitcher Monte Eaton picked the runner off second base to end the inning.

Fulton scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to trim the Boyne City lead to 4-2.

Connor Cunningham retired the Boyne City leadoff batter in the top of the second inning on a bouncer to the mount. Grant Fritzsche singled to center field and stole second base. Anderson Ward walked. Jack Paquette singled to left field to drive Grant Fritzsche home as Anderson Ward advanced to second base. Connor Cunningham retired the next Rambler hitter on a fly to center field.

Aidan Puroll walked to load the bases. Andrew Betz singled to center field to drive Anderson Ward and Jack Paquette home as Aidan Puroll moved up to second base. Coleman Paquette singled to center field to drive Aidan Puroll home as Andrew Betz went to second base. Colter Peck entered the game as a courtesy runner for Coleman Paquette. The Ramblers made their third out on a fielder’s choice grounder to the shortstop.

Boyne City scored four runs in the top of the second inning to extend its lead to 8-2.

Jennings Burley lined a single to left field to open the bottom of the second inning for Fulton. Gibby Jason boomed a double to deep center field and Jennings Burley advanced to third base. Jennings Burley and Gibby Jason both scored when Eli Coblentz was safe at second base on an error. Levi Palacios lined a single to left field to advance Eli Coblentz to third base.

Brayden Riehl came in to pitch for Boyne City. Brayden Joyce moved to third base. Sullivan Cadarette went to right field. Monte Eaton moved to second base. Anderson Ward went to shortstop.

Connor Cunningham singled to drive Eli Coblentz home. Levi Palacios advanced to third base and Connor Cunningham took second base on the throw to third base. Levi Palacios scored and Connor Cunningham went to third base when Parker Billings was safe at first base on an error. Connor Cunningham scored and Parker Billings went to second base on a wild pitch. Parker Billings took third base on another wild pitch. Bryson Sattler doubled off the left field fence to drive Parker Billings in.

Robert Kral walked. Bryson Sattler took third base and Robert Kral second on a wild pitch. Lincoln Beltnick hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive Bryson Sattler home. Robert Kral advanced to third base. Robert Kral scored on a wild pitch. Brayden Riehl retired the next Pirate hitter on a foul popup to first base.

Colter Peck came in to pitch for Boyne City.

Gibby Jason walked. Eli Coblentz was hit by a pitch and Gibby Jason moved up to second base. Levi Palacios singled to right field as Gibby Jason took third base and Eli Coblentz went to second. Connor Cunningham singled to right center field. Gibby Jason and Eli Coblentz scored as Levi Palacios went to third base. Connor Cunningham stole second base. Levi Palacios scored and Connor Cunningham advanced to third base on a wild pitch.

Parker Billings singled to drive Connor Cunningham home. Kenton Taylor-Zarka entered the game to pinch run for Parker Billings. Kenton Taylor-Zarka advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Bryson Sattler was hit by a pitch. Kenton Taylor-Zarka advanced to third base and Bryson Sattler took second base on a wild pitch.

Anderson Ward came in to pitch for Boyne City and struck out the next Pirate hitter to end the inning.

Fulton scored twelve runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 14-8 lead. (Please remember the pitchers’ and fielders’ challenges dealing with wet baseballs as you read this. Both these teams would certainly play much cleaner baseball under drier conditions.)

Brayden Joyce walked to lead off the top of the third inning for Boyne City. Colter Peck was apparently safe at first base and Brayden Joyce apparently out at second base on a fielder’s choice grounder to third base. However, the out was negated when the umpire ruled that the bat had hit the catcher’s glove and catcher’s interference was called. After that, Brayden Joyce was at second base and Colter Peck was at first base.

Anderson Ward walked to load the bases. Jack Paquette singled up the middle to drive Brayden Joyce and Colter Peck home as Anderson Ward advanced to second base. Anderson Ward went to third base and Jack Paquette to second base on a wild pitch. Sullivan Cadarette walked to load the bases. Aidan Puroll walked to force Anderson Ward home. Jack Paquette advanced to third base and Sullivan Cadarette went to second base.

Robert Kral came in to pitch for Fulton.

Jack Paquette scored and Sullivan Cadarette took third base on a sacrifice fly to center field by Andrew Betz. Coleman Paquette was safe at first base and Andrew Betz out at second base on a fielder’s choice grounder to the pitcher. Robert Kral struck out the next Rambler batter to end the inning.

Boyne City scored five runs in the top of the third inning to chop the Fulton lead to 14-13.

Coleman Paquette came in to pitch for Boyne City.

Lincoln Beltinck singled to left field to lead off the bottom of the third inning for Fulton. He advanced to third base on a throwing error on a pickoff play. Jennings Burley was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Coleman Paquette struck out the next Fulton batter. Lincoln Beltinck scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Eli Coblentz. Levi Palacios was hit by a pitch. Coleman Paquette retired the next Pirate batter on a fly to second base to end the inning.

Fulton scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to boost its lead to 15-13.

Layne Speckin went in to play right field for Fulton.

Robert Kral struck out the Boyne City leadoff batter in the top of the fourth inning. Colter Peck lined a single to center field. Robert Kral retired the next two Rambler batters on a fly to center field and a fly to left field to end the inning.

Coleman Paquette retired Fulton’s leadoff batter in the bottom of the fourth inning on a grounder to the shortstop and struck out the next Pirate hitter. Robert Kral walked. Fulton made its final out of the inning on a bouncer to third base.

Spencer Womble went in to play second base for Fulton.

Sullivan Cadarette walked to lead off the top of the fifth inning for Boyne City. Robert Kral struck out the next Rambler batter. The subsequent Rambler batter was out on a popup to second base. Coleman Paquette bounced a single to left field and Sullivan Cadaraette went to second base. Boyne City made its third out of the inning on a fielder’s choice grounder to the shortstop.

Spencer Womble was safe at second base on an error to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning for Fulton. Spencer Womble went to third base on a wild pitch. Gibby Jason walked and stole second base. Eli Coblentz singled to left field to drive Spencer Womble and Gibby Jason home. When he tried to stretch the hit into a double, Pitcher Coleman Paquette alertly fired the ball to second base to get him out. Coleman Paquette struck out the next Pirate hitter.

Connor Cunningham walked and went to second base on a wild pitch. Parker Billings singled to center field to drive Connor Cunningham in. Parker Billings stole second base. Fulton made its third out on a deep fly to left field by Bryson Sattler.

Fulton scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend its lead to 18-13.

Brayden Joyce tripled to deep center field to lead off the top of the sixth inning and scored on a throwing error. Robert Kral struck out the next Rambler hitter.

Lincoln Beltinck went in to pitch for Fulton.

Anderson Ward walked. Anderson Ward was out at second base and Jack Paquette safe at first base on a fielder’s choice grounder to the shortstop. Sullivan Cadarette walked. Lincoln Beltinck picked the runner off second base to end the inning and the game.

Boyne City scored one run in the top of the sixth inning, but it was not enough to tie the game. Fulton won by the final score of 18-14.

Brayden Joyce had a triple for Boyne City. Andrew Betz had two singles and five RBI. Coleman Paquette had three singles and two RBI. Jack Paquette had two singles and three RBI. Anderson Ward had a double and one RBI. Grant Fritzsche and Carter Peck each had one single. Aiden Puroll had one RBI.

Coleman Paquette pitched three innings. He struck out three batters and gave up four runs, but only one of those was an earned run. Monte Eaton pitched one inning and gave up two runs.

Connor Cunningham and Parker Billings each had two singles and three RBI for Fulton. Bryson Sattler had a double, a single and one RBI. Levi Palacios had two singles. Robert Kral had one single and one RBI. Gibby Jason had a double. Lincoln Beltinck and Jennings Burley each had one single.

Robert Kral overcame the wet baseballs and gave Fulton three and one thirds innings of effective relief pitching. He gave up only one unearned run and struck out four batters. Lincoln Beltinck finished the game with two thirds of an inning. He gave up no runs and no hits.