Baseball Recap: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Has No Trouble Against Howard

Bethesda-Chevy Chase lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Howard, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's game. The Barons blew past the Lions 19-3 on Wednesday. For the Barons, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2018.

Bryan Doukouris looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Trent Lopez and Alex Shure did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Shure went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Shimmons, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Barons

Hits

04/16/25 vs Howard	11
04/15/25 vs Jackson-Reed	9
04/16/24 vs Churchill	9
04/11/24 @ Blair	3
04/05/24 @ Churchill	12

Bethesda-Chevy Chase kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.

The victory got Bethesda-Chevy Chase back to even at 1-1. As for Howard, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sherwood at 3:45 p.m. on the 28th. As for Howard, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-1 defeat against Magruder on the 16th.