Baseball Recap: St. John's Northwestern Military Academy's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Four

By Team Reports May 23, 2025, 4:54pm

Baseball Recap: St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Lancers vs. St. Francis Mariners

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Previous 4 Games

05/23/25 vs St. Francis8-0
05/19/25 vs Kenosha Christian Life5-3
05/19/25 @ Kenosha Christian Life6-2
05/14/25 @ Pius XI Catholic10-8

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy lost a heartbreaker the last time they played St. Francis, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's matchup. The Lancers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mariners an 8-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lancers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Matthias Ericksen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. John's Northwestern Military Academy is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Ericksen was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, Matthew Dula was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for St. John's Northwestern Military Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Andy Hundt was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for St. Francis, with the loss, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-7.

Coming up, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy will head out on the road to square off against Random Lake at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Lancers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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