Baseball Recap: Jefferson Sets Scoring Season-High Against New Knoxville

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

05/12/25 @ New Knoxville	19
04/24/25 @ Waynesfield-Goshen	17
05/10/25 vs Ottoville	12
05/09/25 @ Pandora-Gilboa	11
04/29/25 vs Ada	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). Everything went their way against the New Knoxville Rangers on Monday as they made off with a 19-9 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Lucas Millmine made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Karder Agner was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rode, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.

Jefferson's record now sits at 6-15. As for New Knoxville, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jefferson will host Wapakoneta at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Redskins' pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Knoxville, they will welcome Celina at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.