Baseball Recap: Marquette Catholic Sets Scoring Season-High Against East Alton-Wood River

Explorers

Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 @ East Alton-Wood River	18
03/24/25 vs Southwestern	14
05/02/25 @ Calhoun	12
03/22/25 @ Hillsboro	12
04/10/25 vs Althoff Catholic	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marquette Catholic). They never let the East Alton-Wood River Oilers get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Explorers considering their one-run performance the game before.

Jack Pruitt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Marquette Catholic is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 12-13 otherwise. Pruitt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Keller Jacobs was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Marquette Catholic's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 12-13 when he doesn't). Eli Rodgers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Marquette Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Alton-Wood River only managed four hits.

Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for East Alton-Wood River, they dropped their record down to 8-18 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

Looking ahead, Marquette Catholic will square off against Freeburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for East Alton-Wood River, they will face off against Breese Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Oilers surely won't give up without a fight.