Minutemen
| 05/05/25 @ Harding | 18 |
| 05/07/25 vs Harding | 17 |
| 05/05/25 @ Harding | 17 |
| 05/09/25 @ Washington Tech | 15 |
| 04/14/25 @ Johnson | 7 |
St. Paul Central never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Washington Tech on Friday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 18-3 victory. Considering the Minutemen have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Emmett Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Jones was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of St. Paul Central's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 3-9 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, St. Paul Central got a massive performance out of Cooper Entenman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Entenman has posted since back in May of 2024. Ian McKee was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
St. Paul Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.
St. Paul Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Washington Tech, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
St. Paul Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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