Baseball Game Preview: Hilliard Davidson Wildcats vs. Columbus Academy Vikings

The Hilliard Davidson Wildcats will challenge the Columbus Academy Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

Hilliard Davidson gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Upper Arlington.

Josh DiBlasio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Hilliard Davidson's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 7-10 when he doesn't). DiBlasio was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.

Andrew Sherman

Base on Balls Against

04/14/25 @ Hilliard Bradley	5
05/07/25 @ Dublin Coffman	4
04/07/25 @ Olentangy Orange	4
04/21/25 vs Dublin Coffman	3
04/28/25 vs Upper Arlington	2
+ 1 more games

In other pitching news, Andrew Sherman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Hilliard Davidson is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-10 otherwise.

Back at the plate, Johnny DiBlasio was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Will Ragland was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Westerville North hit Columbus Academy with a four-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings and the Warriors finished up their game with a 6-6 tie.

Columbus Academy's tie gives them a new season record of 14-6-1. As for Hilliard Davidson, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.