Baseball Recap: Pace Academy Wins Going Away Against Midtown

By Team Reports Apr 14, 2025, 7:28pm

Baseball Recap: Pace Academy Knights vs. Midtown Knights

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Pace Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Midtown on Monday. Pace Academy blew past Midtown 12-2. Pace Academy has seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Midtown, too.

Charles Smith tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.

Dylan Nelson

Runs Batted In

04/14/25 vs Midtown4
03/18/25 @ Mays4
04/01/25 @ M.L. King3
03/28/25 vs M.L. King3
03/26/25 @ Forest Park3
+ 8 more games

At the plate, Dylan Nelson was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Pace Academy is 6-1 when Nelson posts three or more RBI, but 8-9 otherwise. Miles Mador was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Pace Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Midtown, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 16-6 record.

Pace Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Midtown: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

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