Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Armstrong

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 @ Blue Ridge	22
04/11/25 vs Schlarman	14
03/25/25 vs Heritage	13
04/17/25 vs Cissna Park	11
03/29/25 @ Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman	10

Armstrong waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Cissna Park Timberwolves 12-1. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.

Davyn Franzen and Bowen Hesterberg made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Franzen tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hesterberg tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Franzen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Franzen went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Hesterberg got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most runs Franzen has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, Traxton Roberts and Rhys Showalter did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Showalter went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cole Bailey, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Armstrong's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cissna Park, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Armstrong has already played their next game, a 10-6 defeat against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on the 23rd. As for Cissna Park, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-1 loss against Milford on the 21st.