Baseball Recap: Illini West Wins Going Away Against Pittsfield

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 vs Barry	20
04/10/25 vs Camp Point Central	15
03/21/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City	14
03/17/25 @ Triopia	14
04/07/25 @ Seymour	13

Pittsfield typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Illini West proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Saukees with a sharp 10-4 victory. Considering the Chargers have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Wesley Robertson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

In other batting news, Grady Blue was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last eight matchups. Another player making a difference was Ethan Carlisle, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Illini West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pittsfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.

Looking ahead, Illini West will venture away from home to face off against Hamilton/Warsaw at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pittsfield, they will host Routt Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Saukees' hitters will have their work cut out for them.