Baseball Recap: Anthony Arena leads Payton College Prep to victory over ITW David Speer Academy

By Team Reports May 23, 2024, 4:08pm

Baseball Recap: Payton College Prep Grizzlies vs. ITW David Speer Academy Pride

Payton College Prep's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the ITW David Speer Academy Pride a 10-0 shutout.

Payton College Prep got a great performance from Anthony Arena as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Arena has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Nick Linares was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan Volkens, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Payton College Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-15-1 record this season. As for ITW David Speer Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.

As of now, neither Payton College Prep nor ITW David Speer Academy have any future games scheduled.

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