Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Urbana

Hillclimbers

Previous 5 Games

05/07/25 @ Triad	7-5
05/05/25 @ Tecumseh	6-3
05/02/25 vs Benjamin Logan	2-0
05/01/25 @ Graham Local	14-5
04/30/25 @ Bellefontaine	5-4

Urbana hadn't done well against Triad recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Hillclimbers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cardinals 7-5. The win was nothing new for the Hillclimbers as they're now sitting on five straight.

BJ Potter looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Urbana is undefeated when Potter allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-9 otherwise.

At the plate, Urbana got a big performance out of Grady Lantz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Lantz is becoming a predictor of the Hillclimbers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Colt Teepe, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Urbana kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April.

Urbana pushed their record up to 9-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Triad, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.

Coincidentally, Urbana and Triad will both be playing Tecumseh the next time they take the field. The Cardinals will host the Arrows at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Hillclimbers will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.