Baseball Game Preview: Monroe Cheesemakers vs. Whitewater Whippets

Cheesemakers

Runs

04/29/25 vs Whitewater	20
04/28/25 vs Mount Horeb	4
04/22/25 @ Lodi	3
04/17/25 vs Turner	1
04/15/25 vs Brodhead/Juda	13
+ 3 more games

For the second straight game, Monroe will face off against Whitewater. The Cheesemakers will head out on the road to square off against the Whippets at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Monroe turned things around against Whitewater on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Whippets with a sharp 20-5 win. The Cheesemakers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Eli Schaefer was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Ashton Hale was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.

Monroe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Whitewater's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.