Baseball Recap: Dekalb Finds Home Field Redemption Against Neuqua Valley

Barbs

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 vs Belvidere	15
03/26/25 @ Guilford	15
03/21/25 @ Dixon	14
05/05/25 vs Neuqua Valley	10
04/15/25 vs Naperville North	10

There's no place like home for DeKalb, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past the Neuqua Valley Wildcats 12-2 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Barbs, who have now won eight matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Brodie Farrell made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nik Nelson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Isaac Black also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

DeKalb kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neuqua Valley only managed two hits.

The victory snapped DeKalb's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-7-1 record. As for Neuqua Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11-1 record this season.

DeKalb will have a chance to go back-to-back against Neuqua Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.