Baseball Recap: De Toledo has no trouble against Knight

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 9:17pm

Baseball Recap: de Toledo Jaguars vs. Knight Hawks

In what's become a running theme this season, De Toledo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Knight Hawks as the de Toledo Jaguars made off with a 13-4 win. With that victory, de Toledo brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Jake Schultz made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Schultz was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. 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 James Heller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sammy Shorten, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

De Toledo's win bumped their record up to 16-10-1. As for Knight, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

De Toledo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Knight, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastside at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Knight is facing Eastside at the right time seeing as Eastside is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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