Baseball Recap: Belleville East Wins Going Away Against Valmeyer

Lancers

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Granite City	13
04/01/25 vs Valmeyer	10
03/28/25 @ Woodridge	10
03/22/25 vs Moline	7
03/20/25 vs Quincy	7

While Belleville East put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Valmeyer. The Lancers put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Lancers have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Grady Davis and Tommy Kramkowski made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Davis didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Kramkowski pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave Davis a new career-high. At bat, Davis scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Kramkowski scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Davis also hit a triple, marking his first of the season.

In other batting news, Adam Smith was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Jalen Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Belleville East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Belleville East is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Valmeyer, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Coming up, Belleville East will take on Oakville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Valmeyer, they will square off against Sparta at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.