Baseball Recap: Westlake Sets Scoring Season-High Against Blind Brook

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

04/29/25 @ Blind Brook	18
04/11/25 vs Blind Brook	11
04/09/25 vs Hendrick Hudson	11
04/23/25 vs Croton-Harmon	3
04/28/25 @ Walter Panas	1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westlake). They blew past the Blind Brook Trojans 18-2 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the game before.

Westlake got a great performance from Gianluca Persampieri as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Keith Haecker and Marcus Jackette did most of the damage at the plate: Haecker went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Jackette got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That's the most doubles Jackette has posted since back in April of 2024. Mark Mastracchio also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Westlake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blind Brook only posted a batting average of .158.

The win got Westlake back to even at 3-3. As for Blind Brook, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westlake will take on Walter Panas at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blind Brook, they will square off against Hastings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.