Baseball Recap: Libertyville wins going away against Hersey

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 3:39am

Baseball Recap: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Hersey Huskies

Libertyville stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Hersey Huskies with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Libertyville considering their two-run performance the game before.

Sam Calsin looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Libertyville let Josh Holst and Quinn Schambow loose on the outfield. Holst scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Schambow went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Steve Strelow was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

On Hersey's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Arvanitis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Libertyville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Hersey, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-12.

Libertyville will head out on the road to take on Stevenson at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Libertyville sitting on four straight victories and Stevenson on ten. As for Hersey, they will head out on the road to challenge Fremd at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Fremd's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hersey's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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