Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Kirtland's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

05/23/25 vs Richmond Heights	16
04/23/25 @ Harvey	13
04/09/25 @ Cardinal	13
05/27/25 vs Aquinas	10
04/22/25 vs Harvey	10

Kirtland came out on top against Aquinas on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Hornets' pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 10-0 shutout. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.

Kirtland got a great performance from Max Paul as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Kirtland let Luciano Cantini and Carter Luzar run wild. Cantini went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Luzar went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits Luzar has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tyler Turk, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Kirtland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Kirtland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.

Kirtland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.