Baseball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Eastbrook's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Northfield	13
04/09/25 vs Wes-Del	13
05/08/25 vs Elwood	10
04/26/25 vs Wabash	10
04/26/25 vs Wabash	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Frankton, Eastbrook was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Elwood. The result was nothing new for Eastbrook, who have now won eight games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Austin Mikel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Eastbrook: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Mikel was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Blake Jacobs was incredible, going 2-for-3 with six stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McDermit, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Eastbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elwood only posted an OBP of .286.

Eastbrook has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Elwood, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-17.

Looking ahead, Eastbrook will host Cowan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blackhawks have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Elwood, they will venture away from home to take on Muncie Burris at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.