Baseball Recap: Howard Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Howard put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 13-10 victory over the Hammond Golden Bears. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Bears, too.

Dom Alves made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alves was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.

Carter Parise

Hits (Career)

03/27/25 vs Hammond	4
03/26/25 vs Marriotts Ridge	3
03/24/25 @ Atholton	2
04/19/24 vs Glenelg	2
03/21/25 vs Mt. Hebron	1

In other batting news, Howard let Gavin Nystrom and Carter Parise run wild. Nystrom scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Parise scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave Parise a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Proescher, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

Howard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Howard's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Hammond, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Howard will challenge rival Wilde Lake on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hammond is set to face off against their familiar foe Oakland Mills on Monday.