Baseball Recap: Hopkins Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Hilltoppers

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 @ Greens Farms Academy	13
05/12/25 @ Tournament Opponent	12
05/12/25 @ Wooster	12
04/16/25 vs Northfield Mount Hermon	10
03/29/25 vs Greens Farms Academy	8

16 must be Hopkins's lucky number: they beat Wooster with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Hilltoppers beat the Generals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-4. Considering the Hilltoppers have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Sean Studley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hopkins is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-10 otherwise. Studley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rocco DeMaio III, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Hopkins' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Tommy O'Connell was another key player, going 1-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Hopkins kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

Hopkins pushed their record up to 11-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wooster, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hopkins will host King at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Wooster, they will be playing at home against Tournament Opponent on Wednesday.