Baseball Recap: Wapakoneta's Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Redskins

Previous Games

04/28/25 @ St. John's	11-1
04/25/25 vs Van Wert	10-0
04/24/25 vs Lima Senior	9-2
04/22/25 @ Memorial	8-2
04/21/25 @ Parkway	13-6
+ 5 more games

Wapakoneta strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the St. John's Bluejays. That's more bragging rights for the Redskins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Mason Ludwig made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Ludwig was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Wapakoneta got a massive performance out of Griffin Mericle, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was Mericle's first of the season. Grant Jolly was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

Wapakoneta lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Wapakoneta pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. John's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.

Wapakoneta didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-1 win against Shawnee on the 29th. As for St. John's, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-2 defeat against Versailles on the 29th.