Baseball Recap: Jarrett Kinder Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Wood Memorial

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

05/22/25 vs Wood Memorial	10-0
05/20/25 vs Forest Park	3-2
05/17/25 @ Evansville North	0-10
05/17/25 vs Pendleton Heights	5-11
05/15/25 @ Heritage Hills	10-11

Princeton had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Wood Memorial on Thursday. The Tigers never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Jarrett Kinder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kinder was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

In other pitching news, Jaron Clutter looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Ryne Wilhite was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Princeton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.

Princeton's victory bumped their record up to 19-8. As for Wood Memorial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Princeton and Wood Memorial are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Tigers will square off against Southridge at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Wood Memorial, they will challenge Cannelton at 7:00 p.m. on the 30th. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.67 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.