Baseball Recap: Limestone Drops Highest Score of Season Against Olympia

Rockets

Team Score (Highest)

05/16/25 @ Olympia	17
04/18/25 @ Jacksonville	16
03/24/25 vs Richwoods	15
03/31/25 vs Canton	14
05/06/25 vs Rock Island	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Limestone). Everything went their way against the Olympia Spartans on Friday as they made off with a 17-7 victory. Considering the Rockets have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Evan Daxenbichler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Limestone is undefeated when Daxenbichler posts two or more runs, but 11-12 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Chapman, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Alec Williams was another key player, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Limestone kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. They are 10-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

The win was the sixth in a row for Limestone, bringing their record up to 20-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Olympia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-19 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Limestone will face off against Bloomington at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rockets are facing the Purple Raiders at the right time seeing as the Purple Raiders are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Olympia, they will challenge Bloomington Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Saints have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of.