Bulldogs Get Revenge in Dominant 7-1 over Timberland
- RoMoAthletics
- May 3
- 6 min read
May 2nd, 2026
The last time the Bulldogs baseball team lost was on April 10th at the Missouri River Classic in Jefferson City. The Timberland Wolves out of Wentzville, put up 15 runs on 12 hits and dominated the Bulldogs in a 15-3 beatdown.
That was the 3rd tough error prone loss in a row on that weekend dropping them to 8-7 at that point of the season. The senior laden Bulldogs were not happy and something needed to change.
The change came in the way of execution and focus. The way they had shown during stretches of play and the way they had expected to play.
Throwing strikes early. A locked-in defense that doesn’t hurt themselves. Patience at the plate and trusting their swing. Aggressive but smart base running.
That is baseball. The Bulldogs have been playing it at a high level and it was on fully display on a crisp spring Saturday morning at FCNB field as the Bulldogs got revenge taking down Timberland 7-1 in a statement win.
Putting it All Together
It was a spring Saturday morning that had a coolness in the air as a large crowd gathered at the field to watch the Bulldogs, owners of a 9 game win streak, take on the Timberland Wolves who was the last team to beat the Dawgs.
The crowd was rewarded with a dominant performance by the Bulldogs - on the mound, in the field and at the plate. The Bulldogs were able to manufacture runs by advancing runners through sacrifices, timely hitting and smart base running.
Senior Ruger Covey had a gutsy performance on the mound. Only giving up 3 hits over 6 innings, the lefty battled out of jams and trusted his defense to perform.
Senior right fielder Jack Mrozowicz came on to close out the game in the top of the 7th, bringing the heat to fan two in the hitless inning securing the 10th win in a row as the Bulldogs moved to 18-7 on the season.
Coach Ken Hohe was very please with another strong pitching performance. “Ruger continued his great pitching performances with another gem on Saturday. To pitch at 11 a.m. after getting home after 11 p.m. the night before, on Prom Day, he was excellent. Jack came in and was dominant out of the pen.”
The Bulldogs were led in hitting by senior Jenson Thomas who went 3 for 3 driving in two runs. Junior Blaine Sbabo continues his hot showing at the plate going 2 for 3 with two doubles.
The Bulldog bats put up 5 doubles on the night, putting runners into scoring position.
Wrap Up
Coach Hohe heaped praise on RHS Alum and current Assistant Coach Zach Studdard for his work with the pitching staff. “He has a great feel for all of our pitchers and their strengths and has done a great job of putting every guy in a position to be successful with every batter.”
“Our biggest key during this win streak has been our pitchers and their abilities to keep the opponents off the bases. Coach Studdard is directly responsible for our success.”
The Bulldogs have a busy upcoming week as the Varsity team will have 5 games, 4 of which are against teams with winning records. The lone team without a winning record, Battle has a powerhouse pitcher going to Tennessee.
Coach Hohe knows that this will be a big week as the season winds down and districts are on the horizon. “We have a big stretch of games this week with two road games on Monday and Tuesday, Senior Night on Thursday, and the JV Tourney in Owensville on Friday and Saturday. Plus a Varsity double header at home on Saturday. Going to see how our pitching depth holds up.”
Next Up
5/4 at Battle with Columbia Independent (7-16) at 5:30 pm
5/5 at Licking (22-5) at 3:00 pm
5/7 Camdenton (10-9) at 4:30 pm
5/9 Springfield Catholic (13-9) at 1:30 pm
5/9 Central (Cape Girardeau) (16-9)
The Scorebook: Rolla Bulldogs 7, Timberland Wolves 1
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
Timberland (13-10-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Rolla (18-7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Rolla Bulldogs
Lineup | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
C. Petersmith | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Richter | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mrozowicz | RF,P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas | SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Covey | P,LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Snodgrass | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B. Sbabo | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jenkins | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
C. Williams | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM | 28 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
2B: Blaine Sbabo 2, Chase Williams, Jack Mrozowicz, Jenson Thomas
TB: Blaine Sbabo 4, Jenson Thomas 3, Chase Williams 2, Jack Mrozowicz 2, Colton Petersmith 1, Landen Richter 1
SB: Jenson Thomas, Landen Richter, Ruger Covey
E: Jenson Thomas
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
R. Covey (W) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
J. Mrozowicz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TEAM | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
WP: Ruger Covey
HBP: Jack Mrozowicz
Pitches-Strikes: Ruger Covey 101-60, Jack Mrozowicz 18-9
Batters Faced: Ruger Covey 25, Jack Mrozowicz 4
Timberland Wolves
Lineup | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
C. Porter | CF,LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. Runge | P,CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
J. Schrum | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Garcia | 3B,P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Schuler | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Brown | RF,3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Mountain | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Bynum | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
– A Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
N. Caplinger | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TEAM | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Gabe Garcia
TB: Gabe Garcia 2, Collin Porter 1, Jamison Shrum 1
HBP: Noah Caplinger
SB: Max Brown, Noah Caplinger
E: Noah Caplinger 2
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
P. Runge (L) | 4.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
G. Garcia | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TEAM | 6.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
WP: Parker Runge
Pitches-Strikes: Gabe Garcia 17-10, Parker Runge 77-53
Batters Faced: Gabe Garcia 4, Parker Runge 25
The Scorebook: Rolla Bulldogs JV 3, Timberland Wolves JV 19
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
Timberland JV | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 1 |
Rolla JV | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rolla Bulldogs JV
Lineup | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
K. Ace | P,SS,2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hirtz | SS,P,SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. McWilliams | CF,1B,RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Hohe | C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Q. Girondo | CF,P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Richards | 3B,P,3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jenkins | LF,3B,P,LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Perry | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Voigt | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Lukefahr | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TEAM | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Ty Jenkins
TB: Ty Jenkins 2, Kyllian Ace 1
HBP: Gibson Hohe
E: Zyair McWilliams
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
Ty Jenkins (W) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
W. Richards | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TEAM | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
WP: Ty Jenkins 2
HBP: Ty Jenkins
Pitches-Strikes: Ty Jenkins 38-19, Westin Richards 11-8
Batters Faced: Ty Jenkins 10, Westin Richards 3
Timberland Wolves JV
Lineup | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
J. Berra | LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
E. Carney | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Nardi | SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
T. Hartings | 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. O’Bryan | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
C. Forness | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Schroepfer | CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
P. Hurt | P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
J. Swain | RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
TEAM | 29 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
2B: Dom Nardi, Jackson Berra, Tate Schroepfer
TB: Dom Nardi 4, Tate Schroepfer 4, Elliot Carney 3, Brayden O’Bryan 2, Jackson Berra 2, Joseph Swain 2, Preston Hurt 1
HBP: Tyan Hartings 3, Connor Forness, Jackson Berra
SF: Brayden O’Bryan
SB: Preston Hurt 3, Joseph Swain 2, Dom Nardi, Elliot Carney
E: Dom Nardi
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
P. Hurt (W) | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
TEAM | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
WP: Preston Hurt 2
HBP: Preston Hurt
Pitches-Strikes: Preston Hurt 79-46
Batters Faced: Preston Hurt 22