Jack Essink

Bennington Legion Post #266 is hosting Senior night and B.A.L youth night on Wednesday, July 9th. The game starts at 7:00pm. Our senior players will be recognized. And any B.A.L. youth player that wears their game jersey will get into the game for free.

Gretna East has a 2-0 lead over Bennington through four innings of the Class B championship. #nebpreps

⚾️ Tomorrow Class B is bringing the heat🔥 on the field at State Baseball. #5 Gretna East Griffins vs. #2 Bennington Badgers at 3:30 PM at Werner Park! Who will take home the trophy??🏆 📷 Photos courtesy of callamsportsphoto.com

Come cheer on the boys as they play for the Class B State Championship at Werner Park on Friday, 5/23, at 3:30pm. For tickets sites.google.com/view/bawernerp… @BennResBaseball

Third time’s a charm! Bennington defeats Gross Catholic 11-1 and advances to the Class B final against Gretna East on Friday. #nebpreps | @BennBaseball

Badgers win 7-3 and advance to the Class B State Tournament. Utterback and Lichty held Wahoo to 7 hits and tallied 7 Ks. Smith led the team with 3 hits. Schuman and Boever each had 2 hits. Spencer cracked the game open in the bottom of the 6th with a 3 run home run. Go Badgers!

Badgers put together a good offensive attack with 10 hits. Mlnarik, Essink, and Boever each had 2 hits. Mlnarik drove in 2 runs. Smith and Spencer drove in 1 each. Badgers will be back in action tomorrow at Pruess field. JV first pitch at 4:30.

💥 HIGHLIGHTS 💥 vs. Norris 4-0 Great game boys!!! Outstanding performance on the mound…. ⚾️ ‘27 @schmidt_brandt 💪🏻 6 innings 3H 0R 7K 4BB ⚾️ ‘25 @LayneBoever 🪵 2-3 ⚾️ ‘25 @JackEssink 🪵 2-3 ⚾️ ‘27 @MlnarikKel 🪵 2-4 2RBI’s

Badgers 3, Westview 2. Final. Schmidt with the complete game. Boever and Essink with huge hits in the bottom of the 6th to complete the comeback from 2 down as @BennBaseball wins the Bennington Baseball Classic. Well done Badgers! #wearebps

💥 HIGHLIGHTS 💥 vs. Westview Huge clutch hit by Boever in the bottom of 6th with 1-2 count with 2 outs. Thanks to Howard for switching seats!!!! ⚾️ ‘27 @schmidt_brandt 💪🏻 7 innings 4H 2R 5K 3BB ⚾️ ‘25 @LayneBoever 🪵 1-2 2RBI ⚾️ ‘25 @JackEssink 🪵 2-3 1RBI

The badgers got the win against Westview to claim the Bennington Classic championship. Brandt Schmidt pitched a complete game striking out 5 while only giving up 4 hits. Boever and Essink put together some timely hitting in the bottom of the 6th to take the lead 3-2. Go Badgers!!

Badgers-10 Pius X-5. Badgers found some timely hitting and solid pitching out of Hill, Fitzgerald, and Lichty. Badger pitchers racked up 10 Ks on the day. Essink had 3 hits. Boever, Spencer, and Fitzgerald each had 2 hits. Shoutout to Steve’s lava chicken for bringing the energy.

💥 HIGHLIGHTS 💥 vs. Lincoln Pius X 10-5 Bats wake up, 12 guys ⚾️ ‘25 @jacefitz 💪🏻 W 1.2 innings 2K 2BB ⚾️ ‘25 @JackEssink 🪵 3-4 2R 1RBI ⚾️ ‘25 @LayneBoever 🪵 2-3 4RBI ⚾️ ‘25 @jacefitz 🪵 2- 4 2R ⚾️25 @HunterSpencer_8 🪵2-3 3 RBI

💥 HIGHLIGHTS 💥 vs. Gross Catholic 11-3 Bats stay alive….9 hits ⚾️ ‘25 @JarronU 💪🏻 W 5.2innings 3H 3R 4K 5BB ⚾️ ‘25 @JackEssink 🪵 2-4 1R 1RBI ⚾️ ‘25 @buechler04 🪵 2-4 2R ⚾️ ‘25 @SchumanMor45285 🪵 2-4 3R 1 RBI @BennBaseball @Post266SRs

Badgers got the W against Omaha Gross 11-3. Bats continued to stay hot with Schuman, Essink, and Buechler leading the way with two hits each. Utterback earned the win racking up 4 Ks. Badgers will be back in action on Thursday at Pruess field against Crete. First pitch at 4:30.

The Badgers win their season opener over Mt. Michael 2-1. Jack Essink drives home the winning run with a single in the bottom of the 7th. @BennBaseball will take on Nebraska City to end the day. Go badgers! #wearebps