Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evangelical Christian). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Harding Academy Lions a 17-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won five in a row.
Caiden Caldera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evangelical Christian got a massive performance out of Banks Addison, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Addison is becoming a predictor of Evangelical Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Kyle Mabie was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Eagles
| 03/31/25 @ Harding Academy | 64.7% |
| 03/25/25 @ St. George's | 47.1% |
| 03/24/25 vs St. George's | 37.1% |
| 03/21/25 @ Christian Brothers | 46.3% |
| 03/12/25 vs Pine Grove | 45.9% |
| + 16 more games |
Evangelical Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Evangelical Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Harding Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Evangelical Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Harding Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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