Baseball Game Preview: Simeon Wolverines vs. Whitney Young Dolphins

The Simeon Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Whitney Young Dolphins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Simeon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Lindblom 13-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Antonio Porterfield

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/18/25 vs Lindblom	5
03/31/25 @ Von Steuben	2
03/24/25 vs Andrew	2
04/10/25 @ Chicago Washington	1

Antonio Porterfield looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Aiden Pondexter was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. He is becoming a predictor of Simeon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-0-1 (and 4-7-1 when he doesn't). Ben Johnson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Simeon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lindblom only posted an OBP of .414.

Meanwhile, Whitney Young entered their tilt with Amundsen on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 13-3 victory.

Will Carter looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Isaac Stoelinga and Luke Yolich did most of the damage at the plate: Stoelinga went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Yolich went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingsley Evans, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Simeon's record now sits at 6-7-2. As for Whitney Young, their record is now 7-10.