Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Wilmington

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Sandwich	12
05/05/25 vs Peotone	10
04/28/25 vs Lisle	10
04/18/25 @ Beecher	10
04/11/25 vs Gardner-South Wilmington	10

Wilmington barely beat Peotone the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Wildcats have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Lucas Rink made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kettman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Ohlund, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Wilmington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peotone only posted an OBP of .118.

The win (which was Wilmington's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Peotone, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.

Wilmington will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Blue Devils: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.