Baseball Recap: St. Edward Takes Down Rochelle Zell Jewish in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Edward had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers as they made off with a 15-1 win. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for the Green Wave this season.

Brendan Avila

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/21/25 vs Rochelle Zell Jewish	3
05/15/25 @ Lisle	1
04/30/25 vs Northridge	1
04/21/25 @ Wheaton Academy	1
04/14/25 @ Chicago Hope Academy	1

Brendan Avila made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Avila was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Mathew Morrice was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Michael Cones was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

The victory was the third in a row for St. Edward, bringing their record up to 4-26. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.

As of now, neither St. Edward nor Rochelle Zell Jewish have any future games scheduled.