Baseball Recap: Clare Extends Winning Streak to Three

Clare extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 5-4-1 in the process. They blew past the St. Louis Sharks 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won three matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Dane Alexander

Stolen Base

04/24/25 vs St. Louis	2
04/22/25 vs Farwell	2
04/04/25 vs Ithaca	2
04/17/25 @ Shepherd	1
04/17/25 @ Shepherd	1

Dane Alexander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Alexander was also big at the plate, earning two runs and two stolen bases. Clare is undefeated when Alexander posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-4-1 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ryan Louch and Jayden Arthur did most of the damage at the plate: Louch got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Arthur got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Louch has become a key player for Clare: the team is 3-0-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tustyn Yarger, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Clare was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Louis only posted a batting average of .158.

As for St. Louis, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. The contest marked their lowest-scoring game so far this season.

On St. Louis' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Seleski, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Seleski is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clare will challenge Bullock Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Louis, they will venture away from home to take on Pinconning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.