Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Northrop Sets Scoring Season-High Against Fort Wayne North Side

Bruins

Team Score (Highest)

05/08/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side	27
04/17/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	13
05/07/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side	11
04/29/25 @ Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	6
04/14/25 @ Leo	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne Northrop). Everything went their way against the Fort Wayne North Side Legends on Thursday as they made off with a 27-0 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bruins with their most commanding win of the season.

Owen McCarty made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Arndell, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jason Sheppard, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

Fort Wayne Northrop always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Fort Wayne Northrop's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for Fort Wayne North Side, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Wayne Northrop will take on Homestead at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bruins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Fort Wayne North Side, they are taking a road trip to take on Eastside at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Legends are facing the Blazers at the right time seeing as the Blazers are stuck on a three-game losing streak.