Baseball Recap: Roosevelt Victorious

Roosevelt came out on top against McKinley Tech on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run fifth inning. The Roughriders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Trainers. The Roughriders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trainers, too.

Destin Norman

Runs

04/30/25 @ McKinley Tech	2
04/28/25 @ Woodson	2
03/24/25 @ Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	2
04/23/25 vs School Without Walls	1
04/09/25 @ Eastern	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Destin Norman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Roosevelt's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't).

Roosevelt's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for McKinley Tech, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.

Roosevelt wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 victory against Dunbar on the 2nd. As for McKinley Tech, they have also already played their next game, a 5-4 defeat against Eastern on the 2nd.