Baseball Recap: Mishawaka Now 8-1 over Last Nine Games

Cavemen

Margin (Wins)

05/03/25 @ Whitko	18
04/26/25 @ South Bend Riley	18
04/25/25 @ Goshen	11
04/12/25 @ Westview	11
04/23/25 @ Wawasee	10

While Mishawaka put up plenty of runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Whitko. The Cavemen put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 18-0 win. Considering the Cavemen have won five games by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Braedyn Smith tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Will Hartzke was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in June of 2024. Walker Hawn was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Mishawaka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitko only posted a batting average of .062.

Mishawaka is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Whitko, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-5.

Coming up, Mishawaka will head out on the road to take on Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Whitko, they will challenge Southwood at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on a ten-game losing streak.