Baseball Recap: Antioch Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Antioch, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Grant Community Bulldogs 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Sequoits have posted against the Bulldogs since May 4, 2023.

Carson Young

Batters Struck Out

04/25/25 vs Grant Community	11
04/17/25 vs Wauconda	9
04/10/25 vs Stevenson	8
04/01/25 @ Richmond-Burton	11

Carson Young tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since April 1st.

On the hitting side, Evan Schmidt was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Yeager, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Antioch pushed their record up to 12-6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grant Community, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Antioch will venture away from home to face off against Wilmot at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grant Community, they will head out to challenge Wauconda at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.