Pirates
| 04/28/25 vs Kickapoo | 16 |
| 04/24/25 vs Boscobel | 10 |
| 04/17/25 @ Seneca | 5 |
| 04/15/25 vs Royall | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs Brookwood | 3 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask De Soto). They put the hurt on the Kickapoo Panthers with a sharp 16-2 win on Monday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Finn Wrobel made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. De Soto is 2-1 when Wrobel posts two or more runs, but 0-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, De Soto let Lane Ghelf and Harris Krueger run wild. Ghelf went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Krueger went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those RBI were Krueger's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Bryce Schultz, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
De Soto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
De Soto's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for Kickapoo, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Coming up, De Soto will welcome Ithaca at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kickapoo has already played their next contest (against Riverdale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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