Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Beats Southern Wells for Their Seventh Straight Win

Knights

Previous Games

05/19/25 @ Southern Wells	11-2
05/17/25 @ Garrett	9-5
05/17/25 @ Garrett	3-0
05/15/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	20-5
05/15/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	9-6
+ 2 more games

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers entered their tilt with Southern Wells on Monday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 11-2 victory.

Milo Diehm made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

In other pitching news, Tom Hogg looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got a massive performance out of Jacob Felger, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Felger is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Austin West was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Wells only managed six hits.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Wells, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will head out to face off against Fort Wayne North Side at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights are facing the Legends at the right time seeing as the Legends are stuck on a 20-game losing streak. As for Southern Wells, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fort Wayne Canterbury at 5:30 p.m. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cavaliers have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.