Baseball Recap: Agricultural Science Wins Going Away Against Thornton Fractional North

Cyclones

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ King	16
04/11/25 @ Thornton Fractional North	10
03/21/25 vs Perspectives Leadership/Technology	10
04/10/25 vs King	9
03/18/25 @ Prosser	9

While Agricultural Science didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Thornton Fractional North Meteors 13-3 on Friday. Considering the Cyclones have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Elias Fernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Kessenich, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alonzo Ortega, who scored a run and stole six bases while going 3-for-4.

Agricultural Science always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Agricultural Science has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.5 runs. As for Thornton Fractional North, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Agricultural Science will challenge Dunbar at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Thornton Fractional North, they will square off against Oak Forest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.