Baseball Recap: Culver Community Comes Up Short

Culver Community had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the Caston Comets by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 on Thursday.

Jonas McCuen

Batters Struck Out

04/25/25 @ Caston	8
04/21/25 vs Elkhart Christian Academy	14
04/15/25 vs Winamac	9
04/11/25 vs Pioneer	7

Jonas McCuen was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

In other batting news, Kael Buschman was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

As for Caston, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.

On Caston's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Herd, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. Parker Zimpleman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Culver Community will venture away from home to take on Argos at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.55 runs per game on average), something the Cavaliers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Caston, they are taking a road trip to face off against West Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.