Baseball Recap: Duchesne Extends Winning Streak to Four

Pioneers

Previous 4 Games

03/31/25 @ Hazelwood West	12-2
03/29/25 vs St. Michael the Archangel	11-10
03/29/25 @ North Kansas City	11-4
03/26/25 @ St. Charles	11-1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Duchesne). Everything went their way against the Hazelwood West Wildcats on Monday as Duchesne made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was nothing new for the Pioneers as they're now sitting on four straight.

Finnegan Ryan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Ryan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.

In other pitching news, Rudy Weber looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Burle, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Jackson Nikodym was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Duchesne pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.75 hits in those games compared to only 3.8 in the others. As for Hazelwood West, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Duchesne will host St. Charles West at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hazelwood West, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Maplewood-Richmond Heights at 4:15 p.m.