
Spartans
| 03/17/25 @ Crete-Monee | 15 |
| 04/15/25 vs Argo | 13 |
| 04/14/25 @ Argo | 13 |
| 04/22/25 vs Shepard | 11 |
| 04/21/25 @ Shepard | 9 |
Oak Lawn never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Shepard Astros with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.
Justin Canvin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. Canvin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Canvin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Olejniczak, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Oak Lawn is undefeated when Olejniczak posts two or more runs, but 4-10 otherwise. Another was Peyton Melnik, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Oak Lawn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Oak Lawn is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Shepard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7-2.
Oak Lawn has already played their next match, a 17-3 victory against Thornton Fractional South on the 24th. As for Shepard, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-1 loss against Lemont on the 23rd.
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