Baseball Recap: Hanover Central Beats Munster for Their Second Straight Win

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Highland	15
05/06/25 @ Munster	11
04/19/25 vs Mooresville	11
04/21/25 vs Highland	10
04/15/25 vs Hobart	10

Hanover Central barely beat Munster the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Matt Cook tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Caiden Verrett and Dylan Bowen did most of the damage at the plate: Verrett went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs, while Bowen went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three stolen bases gave Verrett a new career-high. Landon Sarkey was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Hanover Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Munster only posted an OBP of .364.

The victory made it two in a row for Hanover Central and bumps their season record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Munster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hanover Central will host Illiana Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight. As for Munster, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Merrillville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.