Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Berry

Berry had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Olympic Trojans with a sharp 20-2 win. The contest marked the Cardinals' most dominant victory of the season.

Aiden Lowery was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Berry's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-11 when he doesn't).

Alonzo Parsons, Iii

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 vs Olympic	2
04/03/25 vs Harding University	1
02/25/25 @ East Mecklenburg	1
04/03/24 vs West Mecklenburg	1

In other batting news, Alonzo Parsons, Iii was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Tyler Davis, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Berry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .594. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Berry's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-11. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Olympic, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-12.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Berry is set to square off against their familiar foe Myers Park at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Olympic will face off against rival Palisades at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.