Baseball Recap: South Anchorage Takes Down Ranked Bettye Davis East Anchorage

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

05/19/25 vs Bettye Davis East Anchorage	14
04/23/25 vs Bettye Davis East Anchorage	13
04/12/25 vs Wasilla	13
05/05/25 @ Wasilla	12
05/17/25 vs Bartlett	10

South Anchorage faced Bettye Davis East Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wolverines put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 18-4 win. Considering the Wolverines have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Jack Zuspan looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Evan Baldwin was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those hits marked the first that he has got this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Drumm, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

South Anchorage hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bettye Davis East Anchorage struck out seven times.

South Anchorage's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.

South Anchorage has already played their next game (against Colony), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bettye Davis East Anchorage also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against West Anchorage.