Baseball Recap: Celebration Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grayslake Central, Celebration was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against Shipley by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Storm considering their one-run performance the game before.

Jesus Cabarcas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on David Sevilla, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Celebration's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Keiner Quintero, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Storm

Batting Average

03/25/25 vs Shipley	54.8%
03/11/25 vs Cheshire Academy	32%
03/03/25 vs Poinciana	41.7%
02/28/25 vs Gateway	26.9%
02/21/25 vs Lake Buena Vista	40.7%
+ 23 more games

Celebration was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .548. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

Celebration now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Shipley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Looking ahead, Celebration will take on Highland Park at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shipley, they will welcome Penncrest at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.