Grass Valley, CA — Kaden Nicholls struck out 11 batters as they led Bear River Varsity Bruins past Foresthill 11-1 on Friday. Nicholls surrendered two hits and one run over five innings while walking two. Bear River Varsity Bruins scored six runs in the fifth inning on the way to victory. Max Williams singled, scoring one run, Ben Barley singled, scoring one run, Nicholls doubled, scoring three runs, and an error scored one run. Bear River Varsity Bruins got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Keisen Hayden doubled, scoring two runs, Cooper Berry singled, scoring one run, and Berry scored after tagging up. #18 began the game for Foresthill. The starting pitcher surrendered six hits and five runs over four innings, striking out three and walking two. Bear River Varsity Bruins collected nine hits in the game. Williams, Jacob Fassler, and Barley each collected two hits for Bear River Varsity Bruins. Nicholls went 1-for-3 at the plate as they led the team with three runs batted in. Hayden and Barley each stole multiple bases for Bear River Varsity Bruins. Bear River Varsity Bruins ran wild on the base paths, piling up eight stolen bases for the game. Bear River Varsity Bruins didn't commit a single error in the field. Brayden Estrada had the most chances in the field with 11. Bear River Varsity Bruins welcome Rosemont on Monday for their next game. Watch the full game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8k3xhzJ1lc