What began disastrously with a sweep by Clarinda, the Sedalia Bombers’ 10-game homestand took a turn for the better with Saturday’s 5-0 defeat of the A’s.
Next to Robert Greco’s no-hitter earlier in the year, Ethan Opsahl’s 14-strikeout, complete-game effort was the most dominant performance a Bombers pitcher had spun all year.
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