Hours after passing on the fundamentals of baseball to a crowd of Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri kids at Sedalia Middle School, the Sedalia Bombers put those same tools to use Friday night against Omaha at Liberty Park Stadium-Dey Field.
Ethan Opsahl struck out 13 for the second consecutive game, Cody Webster drove in four runs and the Bombers won their third straight with an 8-1 victory over the Diamond Spirit.
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