Yellow Jackets
| 04/28/25 @ Lebanon | 17 |
| 04/22/25 vs Dupo | 13 |
| 03/26/25 @ Carlyle | 12 |
| 03/22/25 vs Sparta | 8 |
| 04/15/25 vs Valmeyer | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Athens). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lebanon Greyhounds a 17-0 shutout on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Yellow Jackets with their most commanding win of the season.
Brett Miller and Isaiah Lintker did most of the damage at the plate: Miller went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI, while Lintker got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Lintker has posted since back in March. Bobby Casey was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: New Athens kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.4.
New Athens is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lebanon, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
New Athens will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Greyhounds: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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