Baseball Recap: St. Edward's Luck Changes for the Better on Saturday

St. Edward had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over the Elgin Maroons on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Green Wave, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Luis Vargas

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/17/25 @ Elgin	4
05/12/25 vs Chicago Christian	3
04/01/25 vs Yorkville Christian	2
05/04/24 vs Timothy Christian	1
04/30/24 @ Bishop McNamara	1

St. Edward got a great performance from Luis Vargas as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Vargas a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, Brayden Collins-Langfield was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Anthony Leadley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

St. Edward's win bumped their record up to 2-26. As for Elgin, their defeat was their 12th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-22-1.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Edward will host Illinois Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Green Wave are facing the Chargers at the right time seeing as the Chargers are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Elgin, they will head out to challenge Aurora East at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The Maroons will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: the Tomcats will have lost 17 straight heading into Monday's game.