Baseball Recap: Slinger Sets Scoring Season-High Against Homestead

Owls

Team Score (Highest)

05/14/25 @ Homestead	16
04/17/25 @ Cedarburg	12
04/28/25 vs Nicolet	11
04/23/25 vs Homestead	11
04/16/25 vs Grafton	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Slinger). They blew past the Homestead Highlanders 16-1 on Wednesday. Considering the Owls have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Brayden Zimmerman looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Slinger got a massive performance out of Chase Leverance, who went a perfect 6-for-6 with five runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Leverance has posted over his last 11 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Macay Wagner, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run.

Slinger always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Homestead only posted an OBP of .154.

Slinger's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Slinger will head out to face off against Whitefish Bay at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Dukes' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Owls' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Homestead, they will head out on the road to take on Port Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Pirates have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.