Baseball Recap: Ellington Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Knights

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Stafford	14
04/24/25 @ East Windsor	12
04/08/25 vs Bolton	11
05/01/25 vs Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	10
04/22/25 @ Bolton	10

Ellington's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Jets get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matches by nine runs or more so far this season.

Zac Richards looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Chase Thomas was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Grimes, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Ellington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Looking ahead, Ellington will take on Rockville at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, they will square off against Weaver at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.