Baseball Recap: Brimfield Sets Scoring Season-High Against Stark County

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Astoria/VIT	17
05/07/25 @ Stark County	16
03/29/25 @ Astoria/VIT	16
04/12/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City	13
04/14/25 @ Peoria Heights	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brimfield). They blew past the Stark County Rebels 18-2 on Wednesday. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.

Evan Patterson and Kaeden Schatsiek were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Patterson tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Schatsiek struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Patterson went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Schatsiek went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Layne Johnson and Dane Fagerburg did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and one stolen base, while Fagerburg went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those six RBI gave Johnson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Burkitt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Brimfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Brimfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Stark County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.

Brimfield will host Delavan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in the Indians' favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while the Panthers have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Stark County, they will venture away from home to square off against ROWVA/Williamsfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.