Baseball Recap: Mathew Bywater Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lincolnwood

Purple Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 vs Lebanon	22
03/28/25 vs New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly	10
03/26/25 vs Lanphier	10
03/22/25 vs Springfield	9
03/21/25 vs Mt. Pulaski	8

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mt. Zion, Litchfield was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lincolnwood Lancers a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Purple Panthers have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Max Leitschuh made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.

Leitschuh wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Bywater, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Litchfield's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Lincolnwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Coming up, Litchfield will challenge Ramsey at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lincolnwood, they will take on Edinburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.