Menominee Nation baseball drops 8-1 to Amherst amid offensive struggles

Menominee Nation baseball’s latest setback was another reminder that the Eagles have not been able to score their way out of trouble. The varsity team from Keshena fell 8-1 to Amherst on Thursday, May 7, a loss that pushed the Eagles to seven straight defeats and dropped them to 3-11 overall.

The number that explains the rough stretch is the one on the season line: Menominee Nation was sitting at a .211 batting average and a .250 on-base percentage as of May 4. That kind of production has left little room for error in conference play, where the Eagles have been trying to stay competitive without much margin for a slow start at the plate. The Amherst result fit the pattern. It was only one run, but it was not enough to keep pace with a team that entered the game at 9-4.

The loss also carried extra weight because Amherst has been a difficult matchup for Menominee Nation for years. This was the Eagles’ second defeat to the Falcons in 2026, after an 18-7 loss in April, and MaxPreps listed Menominee Nation as 0-10 against Amherst since May 2022. For a program looking to stabilize its season, that history underlined how hard it has been to turn these games into a reset point.

The current roster gives Keshena supporters familiar names to follow through the rest of the spring, including Allen Peters, Ashton Latender, Derek Corn, Kyle Pecore, Tony Corn and John Redkettle. The broader program picture is still shaped by last year’s record, when Menominee Nation finished 3-16 overall and 1-13 in conference play under head coach Vincent Grignon.

Menominee Nation now turns quickly to rival Manawa, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, while Amherst was set to face Shiocton at 4:00 p.m. Monday. With the Eagles still deep in conference play, the next stretch will show whether the lineup can finally string together enough contact and baserunners to stop the slide before May gets away from them.