Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is East Jordan's 15th in Last 16 Outings

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Central Lake	27
05/09/25 @ Central Lake	21
05/31/25 @ Ellsworth	18
05/12/25 @ Bellaire	16
04/28/25 @ Forest Area	16

It's playoff time, and East Jordan had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the Ellsworth Lancers get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Saturday. Considering the Red Devils have won 18 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Ryder Malpass made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Malpass was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, East Jordan got a massive performance out of Korbyn Russell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and three doubles. That's the most hits Russell has posted over his last ten matchups. Another player making a difference was Jacob Haley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.

East Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .684. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive games.

East Jordan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Ellsworth, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-14.

East Jordan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 18-1 win against Bellaire on the 31st. Ellsworth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.