Baseball Recap: Epping Has No Trouble Against Mount Royal Academy

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/27/26 vs Hinsdale	21
04/27/26 vs Hinsdale	20
05/05/26 vs Mount Royal Academy	19
04/13/26 vs Sunapee	11
04/27/26 @ Hinsdale	10

While Epping put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Mount Royal Academy. The Blue Devils were the clear victors by a 19-0 margin over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

William Ciriello was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Epping got a massive performance out of Nolan Schmal, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Schmal has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Leo Puglielli, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Epping always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Epping's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Mount Royal Academy, their record now sits at 0-8.

Epping will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.