While chicks dig the long ball, it’s never been the Sedalia Bombers’ specialty.
But homerless in their first eight home games entering Thursday night at Liberty Park Stadium-Dey Field and held to just one round-tripper in their first 17 games — a Cody Webster blast at St. Joseph — the bats were noticeably silent.
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