Baseball Recap: Riverside Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Beavers

Previous Games

05/20/25 @ Kirtland	18-2
05/19/25 @ Benedictine	10-0
05/16/25 vs Cleveland Heights	14-0
05/15/25 @ Avon	8-4
05/13/25 @ Brush	21-0
+ 3 more games

Riverside waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Kirtland Hornets 18-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Beavers also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2019.

Mason Pozo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Riverside is 11-1 when Pozo allows three or fewer earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

At the plate, Ethan Baker was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Mo Dolce was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Riverside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .548. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Riverside pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Kirtland, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside will welcome Walsh Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kirtland, they will host North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.