Baseball Recap: Von Steuben Wins Going Away Against Agricultural Science

After only two runs in their last game, Von Steuben made sure to put some runs up on the board against Agricultural Science on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cyclones a 13-0 shutout. The match marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season.

Wade Miley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

Christian Kobayashi

Runs

03/21/25 @ Niles North	3
05/12/25 vs Agricultural Science	2
04/10/25 @ Lane Tech	2
03/22/25 @ Maine East	2
03/17/25 vs Holy Trinity	2
+ 10 more games

In other batting news, Christian Kobayashi was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Von Steuben: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 10-11-3 otherwise. George Allen was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Von Steuben was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Agricultural Science only posted a batting average of .000.

Von Steuben has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Agricultural Science, with the loss, they broke their 15-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-4-2.

Von Steuben and Agricultural Science are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Panthers are taking a road trip to take on Brooks at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.45 runs per game on average), something Von Steuben will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Agricultural Science, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Curie at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.