Ironmen
| 04/07/25 vs Danville | 24 |
| 04/07/25 vs Danville | 24 |
| 05/09/25 @ Peoria | 17 |
| 05/05/25 vs Urbana | 16 |
| 04/14/25 vs Centennial | 14 |
Normal Community's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Peoria Lions get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. Considering the Ironmen have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Reeves looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Normal Community let Chase Hendren and Gavin Van Kanegan run wild. Hendren went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Van Kanegan went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave Van Kanegan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Engel, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Normal Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peoria only posted an OBP of .111.
Normal Community's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Peoria, they are on a 31-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.
Normal Community will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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