Bill Speltz
Brendan Beard boosted his pitching record to 5-0 in leading the Missoula PaddleHeads to an 11-2 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday at Ogren-Allegiance Park.
After earning complete-game victories in his two starts leading up to Friday, Beard nearly made it again before being lifted with two outs in the ninth. The 6-foot-6 Texan struck out 10 while allowing six hits.
Zootown's pro baseball team improved to 53-22 with its 10th win in 11 games. The PaddleHeads sit in second place in the PBL overall standings, having secured a spot in the September playoffs by placing second in the first half of the season, which ended on July 13.
Pena, who set a PBL single-season home run record Wednesday, boosted his total to 40 with a three-run blast in the third inning. He still