Baseball Recap: Cleveland Drops Highest Score of Season Against St. Clair

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cleveland). They put the hurt on the St. Clair Cyclones with a sharp 19-1 win on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Clippers with their most commanding win of the season.

Alex Kortuem made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Connor, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Seeman, who went 2-for-4 with four runs and three RBI.

Cleveland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Cleveland pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Clair, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cleveland will square off against Mountain Lake/Comfrey at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Clair, they will welcome Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.