Baseball Recap: Timothy Christian Beats Latin for Their Fourth Straight Win

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Timothy Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Latin Romans 9-8. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Peter Buikema was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Buikema was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Nolan Montella

Hits (Career)

05/10/25 vs Latin	3
04/24/25 @ Marian Central Catholic	2
04/14/25 vs Wheaton Academy	2
05/06/25 @ Aurora Christian	1
05/03/25 vs Parkview Christian Academy	1

In other batting news, Timothy Christian let Jonah Roemmich and Nolan Montella run wild. Roemmich got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Montella went 3-for-5 with five RBI and one double. Those three hits gave Montella a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Canada, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Timothy Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Timothy Christian pushed their record up to 13-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Latin, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 12-3 record.

Looking ahead, Timothy Christian will face off against St. Edward at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Latin, they will venture away from home to face off against St. Patrick at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.