Baseball Recap: Edgewood Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 vs Cloverdale	11
04/22/25 @ Brown County	11
05/22/25 vs North Putnam	10
04/30/25 vs South Putnam	10
05/10/25 @ Barr-Reeve	6

Edgewood barely beat North Putnam the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.

Anthony Shields made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Edgewood is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Shields was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaylin Luedemann, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April. Another player making a difference was Will Lawson, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Edgewood hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Putnam struck out seven times.

Edgewood pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for North Putnam, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Edgewood will venture away from home to take on Columbus East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs are facing the Olympians at the right time seeing as the Olympians are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for North Putnam, they will challenge Western Boone at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.