Baseball Recap: Addison Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Addison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Avoca Central Tigers on Monday as they made off with a 14-1 win. Considering the Knights have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Brady Newell and Andrew Jones were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Newell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Jones struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Newell went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Jones got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zane Specht, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Westervelt, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Knights

On Base Percentage

05/12/25 vs Avoca Central	58.1%
05/10/25 @ Mansfield	45.5%
05/09/25 vs Arkport Central	11.1%
05/07/25 @ Arkport Central	33.3%
04/30/25 @ Jasper-Troupsburg	47.4%
+ 12 more games

Addison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.

Addison's record is now 8-3. As for Avoca Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Looking ahead, Addison will take on Wellsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hornets have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. As for Avoca Central, they will challenge Arkport Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bluejays' pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.