Baseball Recap: 14 Straight Home Victories for Westmont

Sentinels

Margin (Wins)

05/07/25 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	25
05/03/25 vs Bulls College Prep	20
03/31/25 @ Prosser	20
04/30/25 vs Northtown	19
03/27/25 @ Rochelle Zell Jewish	17

There's no place like home for Westmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces a 15-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Sentinels, who have now won 19 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

C.J. Balcer made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Westmont let Nikolai Baldwin and Jerry Vasek run wild. Baldwin went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI, while Vasek went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Vasek has posted since back in March. Rocco Damato was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.

Westmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in 11 consecutive games.

Westmont's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, their record is now 4-7.

Looking ahead, Westmont will face off against Holy Trinity at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ida Crown Jewish Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.