Baseball Recap: King's Way Christian Drops Highest Score of Season Against Stevenson

Knights

Team Score (Highest)

04/24/25 vs Stevenson	24
04/22/25 @ Stevenson	19
04/08/25 vs Columbia	18
03/19/25 @ Kalama	18
04/15/25 @ Castle Rock	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King's Way Christian). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Stevenson Bulldogs a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.

Grady Schaller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Cam Disbrow looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Sam Somarakis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Tate Douglas also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

King's Way Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .791. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

King's Way Christian pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Stevenson, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Coming up, King's Way Christian will challenge King's at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (King's Way Christian 2.7, King's 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Stevenson, they will face off against Kalama at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.