J-Hawks
| 05/22/25 @ Rockford East | 20 |
| 04/28/25 vs Rockford Auburn | 16 |
| 03/21/25 vs Harvard | 15 |
| 05/17/25 vs Martin Luther | 11 |
| 05/07/25 vs Belvidere | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). They blew past the Rockford East E-Rabs 20-1 on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the J-Hawks as it spelled an end to their 11-game losing streak.
Grady Schmidt made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Jefferson got a massive performance out of Ryan Bauer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Bauer is becoming a predictor of the J-Hawks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-20 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Devin Williamson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Jefferson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-21. As for Rockford East, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the E-Rabs beat Jefferson by a score of 6-3 on Friday.
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