Baseball Recap: Palatine Drops Season-High Score on Hoffman Estates

Pirates

Team Score (Highest)

05/14/25 @ Hoffman Estates	12
05/07/25 @ Schaumburg	11
04/17/25 vs Wheeling	10
04/12/25 vs Jacobs	10
04/04/25 @ Ridgewood	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palatine). They blew past the Hoffman Estates Hawks 12-4 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won five in a row.

Brandon Ziebell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, Adrian Santamaria was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Toby Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Palatine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoffman Estates only posted a batting average of .233.

Palatine pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Hoffman Estates, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-21.

Looking ahead, Palatine will head out to face off against Prospect at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Pirates surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hoffman Estates, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Hersey at 4:45 p.m. The Huskies' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.