Baseball Recap: Urbana Has No Trouble Against Northwestern

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2025, 6:50pm

Baseball Recap: Urbana Hillclimbers vs. Northwestern Warriors

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Previous Games

04/08/25 - Home12-2 W
05/03/24 - Away12-5 W
04/06/23 - Away5-9 L
04/03/23 - Home5-0 W
05/02/22 - Away13-0 W
+ 5 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kenton Ridge, Urbana was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They blew past the Northwestern Warriors 12-2. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hillclimbers needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.

Brody Donahoe was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and one triple. Another player making a difference was Shane Hoffman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

Urbana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Urbana's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Northwestern, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Urbana is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Kenton Ridge at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hillclimbers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Northwestern, they will face off against Graham Local at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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