Baseball Recap: Abraham Lincoln Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Abraham Lincoln put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Kensington KENSINGTON TIGER with a sharp 17-7 win. For the Railsplitters, this counts as revenge for the 10-7 victory the KENSINGTON TIGER walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.

Sebastian Perez

Runs

03/20/25 vs Kensington	3
03/14/25 @ Mariana Bracetti Academy	2
03/10/25 vs Nueva Esperanza	2
05/01/24 vs String Theory	1
04/25/24 @ Tacony Academy Charter	1
04/16/24 @ George Washington	3

Sebastian Perez and Joshua Hernandez-Mercedes made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Perez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hernandez-Mercedes struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Perez scored three runs while going 1-for-3, while Hernandez-Mercedes went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Perez has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Felino Martinez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Victor Gutierrez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Abraham Lincoln was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .462 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Abraham Lincoln pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Kensington, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Abraham Lincoln didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-0 defeat against Father Judge on the 21st. As for Kensington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-1 loss against Thomas A. Edison on the 26th.