Baseball Recap: Tri-Township Drops Season-High Score on Bowman Academy

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

04/23/25 vs Bowman Academy	15
04/12/25 vs Culver Community	11
04/16/25 @ Lake Station Edison	4
04/08/25 @ West Central	2
04/21/25 vs South Central	1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tri-Township). They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Bowman Academy Eagles on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the match before.

Donaven Witas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Witas was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Cody Vernich and Lucas Kaiser did most of the damage at the plate: Vernich went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Kaiser went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits Vernich has posted since back in May of 2024. Dillon Stewart also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

The victory got Tri-Township back to even at 3-3. As for Bowman Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, Tri-Township is taking a road trip to face off against Westville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blackhawks have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Bowman Academy, they will challenge Hillcrest at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.