Baseball Recap: Latin Makes It Ten in a Row at Home

Romans

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ North Shore Country Day	11
05/03/25 vs Payton College Prep	10
04/30/25 vs Lake Forest Academy	10
04/19/25 vs Francis W. Parker	10
04/16/25 @ Francis W. Parker	10

Latin never let their opponents score on Saturday. They didn't even let the Payton College Prep Grizzlies on the board, marking the Romans' second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering the Romans have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Latin let Jackson Darke and John Rose run wild. Darke got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Rose went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Rose a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Calvert, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Latin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Latin pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Payton College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.

Latin wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-8 win against Chicago University on the 6th. As for Payton College Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-2 victory against Lincoln Park on the 5th.