Baseball Recap: Hammond Academy of Science & Tech Beats East Chicago Central for Their Fourth Straight Win

Hawks

Previous 4 Games

04/21/25 @ East Chicago Central	17-0
04/19/25 vs Hammond Baptist	10-6
04/18/25 vs Hammond Central	8-4
04/17/25 vs Lake Station Edison	12-2

Hammond Academy of Science & Tech waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Chicago Central Cardinals a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Hammond Academy of Science & Tech got a massive performance out of Noah Michniewicz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. Michniewicz has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Boudi Sullivan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.

Hammond Academy of Science & Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Chicago Central only posted a batting average of .062.

Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Chicago Central, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

The future could be bright for both Hammond Academy of Science & Tech and East Chicago Central: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Hawks will look to extend Calumet New Tech's four-game losing streak when they meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Chicago Central will try to hand 21st Century Charter their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.