Baseball Recap: Bartlesville Sets Scoring Season-High Against Northwest Classen

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bartlesville). They never let the Northwest Classen Knights get on the board and left with a 22-0 victory on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bruins with their most commanding win of the season.

Kaden Romesburg was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since March 1st. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

Sam Marcella

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/24/25 vs Northwest Classen	5
03/13/25 vs Holland Hall	2
03/20/24 vs White House-Heritage	2
04/23/24 vs Muskogee	1

In other batting news, Sam Marcella and Carl Silva did most of the damage at the plate: Marcella went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles, while Silva scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those five RBI gave Marcella a new career-high. Cooper Swaim was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Bartlesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .694. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Classen only posted an OBP of .077.

Bartlesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Northwest Classen's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bartlesville will host Charles Page at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Northwest Classen, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Marshall at 10:00 a.m. Northwest Classen is facing Marshall at the right time seeing as Marshall is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.