Baseball Recap: Eastbrook Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

While Eastbrook didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They beat the Wabash Apaches on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 12-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Jacob McDermit

Runs

04/09/25 vs Wes-Del	4
04/26/25 vs Wabash	3
04/24/25 vs Madison-Grant	3
04/21/25 @ Delta	1
04/17/25 @ Northfield	1
+ 3 more games

Jacob McDermit and Kyler Hackman made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, McDermit pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hackman tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, McDermit got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Hackman went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one run, and one double. McDermit has become a key player for Eastbrook: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Jacobs, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryder Gipson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Eastbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wabash only posted an OBP of .222.

The win made it two in a row for Eastbrook and bumps their season record up to 7-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Wabash, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-6 record.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eastbrook beat the Apaches by a score of 11-1 later that day.