Baseball Recap: Taft School Makes It Three in a Row at Home

Big Red

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Kent School	10
04/09/25 vs Choate Rosemary Hall School	10
04/05/25 vs St. Luke's	7
04/02/25 @ Westminster School	6

Taft School won against Choate Rosemary Hall School last Wednesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Big Red beat the Kent School Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Big Red, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Evan Douglas tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, Cayden Van Dolah and Owen Palmer did most of the damage at the plate: Van Dolah scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Palmer went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. Van Dolah is becoming a predictor of Taft School's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Parker Woods, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Taft School was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .550. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Taft School pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kent School, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Coming up, Taft School will take on Loomis Chaffee School at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Big Red are facing the Pelicans at the right time seeing as the Pelicans are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Kent School, they will square off against Kingswood Oxford at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wyverns will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Lions surely won't give up without a fight.