Bay City — Strong Hitting Not Enough As Pinconning Varsity Spartans Falls To Central By GameChanger Media Even though Pinconning Varsity Spartans collected seven hits to Central's six, they still fell 17-7 on Friday. Colton Shelagowski led Pinconning Varsity Spartans with two hits. Pinconning Varsity Spartans were the first to get on the board in the first when Blake Kareus doubled, scoring one run. Central flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the third, scoring eight runs on two hits to take the lead, 8-1. The biggest blow in the inning was an error that drove in two. Central scored six runs on one hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. An error scored one run, #23 was struck by a pitch, driving in a run, #2 grounded out, scoring one run, and #8 tripled, scoring two runs. Kareus took the loss for Pinconning Varsity Spartans. The pitcher went three innings, giving up eight runs (zero earned) on three hits, striking out two and walking none. #1 began the game for Central. The starter gave up one hit and one run (zero earned) over two innings, striking out four and walking two. Shelagowski went 2-for-3 at the plate and led the team with two runs batted in. #8 led Central with three runs batted in. The leadoff hitter went 3-for-5 on the day. #1 collected two hits for Central in four at bats. Central didn't commit a single error in the field. #2 had the most chances in the field with one. Next up for Pinconning Varsity Spartans is a game at Central on Friday. Copyright © 2026 GameChanger, 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.