Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Pace Academy

Knights

Previous 6 Games

03/21/25 vs Drew	22-0
03/19/25 @ Drew	21-1
03/18/25 @ Mays	25-7
03/14/25 vs Mays	25-1
03/12/25 @ Creekside	18-2
03/10/25 vs Creekside	11-1

Pace Academy entered their tilt with Drew on Friday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Drew a 22-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 21-1 last Wednesday.

Dylan Nelson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Pace Academy is undefeated when Nelson posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Miles Mador and Alston Mallis did most of the damage at the plate: Mador got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Mallis scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave Mallis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Pace Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher in six consecutive matches.

Pace Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Drew, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pace Academy will face off against Forest Park at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Pace Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: Forest Park has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Drew, they will challenge Creekside at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Drew is facing Creekside at the right time seeing as Creekside is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.