Baseball Recap: St. Paul Central Comes Up Short

If St. Paul Central was riding high fresh off their 20-2 takedown of Harding on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Minutemen fell 13-9 to the Washburn Millers on Tuesday. The Minutemen haven't had much luck with the Millers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

Billy Vander Aarde was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Vander Aarde was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Ademola Adedigba

Runs

04/14/25 @ Johnson	4
05/06/25 vs Washburn	3
05/05/25 @ Harding	3
04/30/25 @ Tartan	1
04/16/25 vs Johnson	1

Vander Aarde wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ademola Adedigba, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Adedigba is becoming a predictor of St. Paul Central's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't). Tyler Mortellaro also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

St. Paul Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Washburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Paul Central will take on Harding at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Minutemen are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Washburn, they will square off against Roosevelt at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.