Baseball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Andover's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Andover was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles.

Blake Baumann

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/15/25 @ St. Louis Park	5
05/07/25 @ Eden Prairie	3
05/29/24 vs Cambridge-Isanti	3
04/29/25 vs Coon Rapids	2
04/22/25 vs Robbinsdale Armstrong	2

Blake Baumann looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Knutson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Myers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Andover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for St. Louis Park, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Looking ahead, Andover will take on Varsity Opponent at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Louis Park, they will face off against Chanhassen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.