Slinger entered their tilt with West Bend East on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Suns. The five-run effort marked the Owls' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Will Baumhardt
| 04/21/25 vs West Bend East | 7 |
| 04/27/24 @ Kewaskum | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Port Washington | 5 |
| 05/25/24 @ Kimberly | 3 |
| 05/15/24 @ West Bend West | 3 |
Slinger got a great performance from Will Baumhardt as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Baumhardt a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Payton Tennies was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Slinger's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Bend East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Coming up, Slinger will be playing in front of their home fans against Homestead at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Owls are facing the Highlanders at the right time seeing as the Highlanders are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for West Bend East, they have already played their next game, a 7-2 loss against Menomonee Falls on the 22nd.
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