Baseball Recap: Grandview Heights has no trouble against Bishop Ready

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 9:31pm

Baseball Recap: Grandview Heights Bobcats vs. Bishop Ready Silver Knights

Grandview Heights can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bishop Ready Silver Knights with a sharp 21-8 victory. The win was nothing new for Grandview Heights as they're now sitting on four straight.

Kaiden Lutsch and Zach Loy made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Lutsch struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Loy tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lutsch has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lutsch went 4-for-6 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI, while Loy scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Charlie Ticknor and Beck Bockbrader did most of the damage at the plate: Ticknor went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Bockbrader went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of William Halberg, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

On Bishop Ready's side, Carson Wheatley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Anthony Campbell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Grandview Heights has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Bishop Ready, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-12.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grandview Heights will square off against Madison Plains at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grandview Heights is facing Madison Plains at the right time seeing as Madison Plains is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Bishop Ready, they will head out on the road to take on Dublin Scioto at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dublin Scioto's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bishop Ready's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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