Baseball Recap: Gillespie Picks Up Third Straight Win on the Road

Miners

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Bunker Hill	16
04/28/25 @ Bunker Hill	16
04/22/25 @ Carlinville	13
03/31/25 vs Metro-East Lutheran	11
04/08/25 @ Litchfield	8

16 must be Gillespie's lucky number: they beat Bunker Hill with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Miners didn't even let the Minutemen on the board, marking the Miners' second-straight 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Miners, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Gillespie's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bunker Hill, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

Looking ahead, Gillespie will face off against Southwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bunker Hill, they will square off against North Greene at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.4 runs per game on average), something the Minutemen will no doubt try to take advantage of.