Baseball Recap: Knightstown Has No Trouble Against Tri

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Cowan	16
04/21/25 vs Morristown	16
05/05/25 vs Tri	12
04/22/25 @ Northeastern	11
04/15/25 vs Winchester Community	10

Knightstown won the last time they faced Tri and things went their way on Monday too. The Panthers put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 13-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Mason Butler looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Knightstown let Travis Louks and Bryce Marrow run wild. Louks got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Marrow went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Marrow a new career-high. Dylan Bonewits also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Knightstown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Knightstown and bumps their season record up to 10-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Tri, their loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10-1.

Coming up, Knightstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Daleville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Broncos have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Tri, they will head out on the road to take on Monroe Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Golden Bears will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.