Baseball Recap: Hawken Wins Going Away Against North

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 vs North	10
04/18/25 vs Western Reserve Academy	5
04/10/25 vs Chagrin Falls	5
04/09/25 @ Chagrin Falls	5
04/04/25 vs Brush	1
04/01/25 vs Berkshire	11

Hawken came out on top against North on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run first inning. The Hawks put the hurt on the Rangers with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Hawks not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 1st (when they won 12-1).

Jacob Stovsky made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Stovsky was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

In other batting news, Asher Kimball and Eli Mester did most of the damage at the plate: Kimball got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI, while Mester went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Kimball a new career-high. Miles Hamilton was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run.

Hawken always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North only posted an OBP of .364.

The win made it two in a row for Hawken and bumps their season record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Looking ahead, Hawken will welcome Beachwood at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bison's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North, they are taking a road trip to square off against Brush at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.