Baseball Recap: Independence Has No Trouble Against Fairview

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Trinity	25
04/04/25 vs Bard Early College	21
04/15/25 vs Trinity	20
04/07/25 vs Brooklyn	20
04/09/25 vs Brooklyn	17

While Independence put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Fairview. The Blue Devils put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Sam Crooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anderson Jolliffe, who fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ronin Tschetter was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Independence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only posted a batting average of .000.

Independence's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Fairview, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Independence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.