Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Slinger

Owls

Previous 5 Games

04/23/25 vs Homestead	11-1
04/21/25 vs West Bend East	5-1
04/17/25 @ Cedarburg	12-0
04/16/25 vs Grafton	11-0
04/14/25 @ Port Washington	10-9

Slinger extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 6-1 in the process. They blew past the Homestead Highlanders 11-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Nathan Miller looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Chase Leverance was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jesse Retzlaff also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Slinger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive contests.

As for Homestead, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

On Homestead's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Pangallo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.

Coming up, Slinger will head out on the road to take on Oak Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Owls' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Homestead, they will host Port Washington at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Highlanders are facing the Pirates at the right time seeing as the Pirates are stuck on a four-game losing streak.