Baseball Game Preview: McDonald Blue Devils vs. Grand Valley Mustangs

By Team Reports May 8, 2026, 3:40am

Baseball Preview: McDonald Blue Devils vs. Grand Valley Mustangs

The McDonald Blue Devils will challenge the Grand Valley Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Grand Valley will be up against a hot McDonald team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Blue Devils never let Springfield get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday.

Quinn Schmidt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Brady Klockner

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/07/26 vs Springfield4
05/05/26 vs Lowellville2
04/22/26 vs Memorial2
04/17/26 vs McKinley2
04/15/26 @ Memorial2

In other batting news, Brady Klockner was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Jordan Perry was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Meanwhile, Grand Valley made easy work of Cornerstone Christian on Thursday and carried off a 15-2 victory.

McDonald's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Grand Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3-1.

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