Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Hawken's 13th in Last 15 Outings

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ Ponitz Career Tech	36
04/22/25 @ Beachwood	13
05/05/25 @ West Geauga	11
05/02/25 vs South	11
04/01/25 vs Berkshire	11

Hawken had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Shaker Heights on Tuesday. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Red Raiders. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by nine runs or more this season.

Hawken let Cole Twardokus and Asher Kimball run wild. Twardokus went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Kimball went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Eli Mester was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Hawken always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Hawken has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Shaker Heights, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-19.

Coming up, Hawken will challenge Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed eight runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Shaker Heights, they will face off against North Olmsted at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.