Baseball Recap: Mundelein Wins Going Away Against Waukegan

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Waukegan	15
05/13/25 @ Waukegan	10
04/11/25 vs Zion-Benton	10
04/04/25 vs Glenbrook South	10
03/27/25 @ Coffee County Central	10

Mundelein put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Waukegan Bulldogs as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

Caden Earing made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

In other pitching news, Joey Kafka looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Johnny Weiss was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last ten games. Ryan Wolverton also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.

Mundelein's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Waukegan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-18.

Looking ahead, Mundelein will venture away from home to take on Glenbrook North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Waukegan, they will host Round Lake at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.