Baseball Game Preview: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Warren Township Blue Devils

By Team Reports May 19, 2025, 10:24pm

Baseball Preview: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Warren Township Blue Devils

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For the second straight game, Libertyville will face off against Warren Township. The Wildcats will take on the Blue Devils at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Libertyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Libertyville barely beat Warren Township the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 17 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Josh Holst made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.

Quinn Schambow

Runs (Career)

05/19/25 vs Warren Township3
05/13/25 vs Lake Forest2
05/12/25 @ Lake Forest2
04/29/25 @ Waukegan2
04/14/25 vs Lake Zurich2

In other batting news, Quinn Schambow was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Wilberding, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Libertyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Libertyville's record is now 27-4. As for Warren Township, their loss dropped their record down to 18-13.

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