Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Limestone's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 @ Pekin	12
05/16/25 @ Olympia	10
05/14/25 vs Pekin	10
03/31/25 vs Canton	10
03/24/25 vs Richwoods	10

Limestone barely beat Springfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rockets blew past the Senators 10-1 on Friday. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.

Gavin Klecker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Limestone let Bryce Chapman and Gavin Kleist run wild. Chapman got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases, while Kleist got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Evan Daxenbichler, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one double.

Limestone always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Springfield only posted an OBP of .192.

Limestone is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-21.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Senators beat Limestone by a score of 3-2 later that day.