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Rockford, IL – Five Bucks pitchers combine to strike out eleven Rockford hitters and leave twelve men on base. Collin Brightwell earned two RBIs on two hits, and MJ Sweeney went 3-5 with a double and an RBI en route to a 7-2 win on the first road trip in 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Waterloo started in front after scoring first in the top of the third. Zach Davis led off the inning by being hit by a pitch. He moved up to third on consecutive hit by pitches, then scored on a Collin Brightwell RBI groundout to put the Bucks on top 1-0.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rivets got that run back in the bottom half of the third inning. Coby Neville blasted a solo home run to right to knot the score at 1-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the fourth, Waterloo answered back. Caleb Parker led off with a single to left field, then stole second and moved up to third on a sacrifice bunt. One batter later, George Baker lifted a sacrifice fly to center to give the Bucks the lead, 2-1, one they would not lose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the fifth, Waterloo pulled away. Brightwell led off the frame with a walk, then stole second. After a wild pitch allowed him to move up to third, he scampered home on another wild pitch to make it a 3-1 game. One batter later, Cole Patterson walked and stole second. Now with two outs, MJ Sweeney lasered a double to right that scored Patterson and boosted the lead to 4-1. Two more wild pitches to the backstop let Sweeney around to score to make it 5-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the last of the sixth, Neville blasted his second solo home run of the game to cut into the lead, 5-2. Rockford put more pressure on to load the bases in the seventh, but Tyler Glowacki pitched out of it unscathed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the eighth, Waterloo tallied two more runs. Zach Davis singled with one out, then stole second. That brought up Brightwell who slapped a base hit into left to plate Davis and push the lead to 6-2. Up next, Patterson laced a double to right and swapped places with Brightwell to make it 7-2, the score that would be the final.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the win, the Bucks go to 3-2 on the season and 1-0 against the Rivets. The rubber match of the series is set for Saturday at 6:35 pm. Both starters are TBD.<\/span><\/p>\n

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