Baseball Recap: Independence Wins Going Away Against Bard Early College

Baseball Recap: Independence Blue Devils vs. Bard Early College Raptors

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Apr 4, 2025, 4:21pm

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Previous 5 Games

04/04/25 vs Bard Early College21-0
04/03/25 vs Crestwood11-1
03/21/25 @ North Royalton4-13
03/19/25 vs Brecksville-Broadview Heights4-12
03/18/25 vs Bay2-9

Independence never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bard Early College Raptors as they made off with a 21-0 victory. With that win, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 8.4 runs per game.

Anderson Jolliffe and Angelo Rodriguez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Jolliffe tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rodriguez pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Jolliffe scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rodriguez got on base in two of his four plate appearances with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave Rodriguez a new career-high.

In other batting news, Sam Crooks was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinny Carriero, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Independence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .829. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Independence and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Bard Early College, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Independence will welcome Brooklyn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Bard Early College, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Max S. Hayes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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