Alpena, MI — Strong Hitting Not Enough As Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs Falls To Alpena Varsity Wildcats By GameChanger Media Even though Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs collected nine hits to Alpena Varsity Wildcats's five, they still fell 7-4 on Thursday. Kyle Postma, Ayden Pavlat, and Jaxon Clark each collected two hits for Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs. Alpena Varsity Wildcats opened the scoring in the second after an error scored one run. Alpena Varsity Wildcats scored five runs on four hits in the bottom of the third inning. Eli Tessmer scored after tagging up, Jase Kollen singled, scoring two runs, Lucas Weir grounded out, scoring one run, and Landen Gagnon doubled, scoring one run. Kollen earned the win for Alpena Varsity Wildcats. The righty allowed six hits and four runs (three earned) over four and two-thirds innings, striking out six and walking four. Clark took the loss for Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs. The pitcher went four innings, allowing six runs (two earned) on four hits, striking out six and walking one. Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs collected nine hits in the game. Postma, Pavlat, Clark, and Bryce Mitchell each drove in one run for Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs. Clark stole two bases. Kollen, Weir, Gagnon, Tessmer, and Nathan Southard each collected one hit for Alpena Varsity Wildcats. Weir led Alpena Varsity Wildcats with two runs batted in. The infielder went 1-for-3 on the day. Alpena Varsity Wildcats stole five bases in the game. Next up for Rudyard Varsity Bulldogs is a game at Cheboygan on Tuesday. Copyright © 2025 GameChanger Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution and is subject to the Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Terms of Use, License Agreement, and Privacy Policy.