Baseball Recap: West Park Extends Winning Streak to Two

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

02/25/26 @ Grant	27
04/24/26 @ Kennedy	24
02/27/26 vs Grant	23
04/15/26 @ Grant	17
03/18/26 @ Kennedy	16

It was a proper cat-fight when West Park challenged Kennedy on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 24-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Trevor Evangelho made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs and three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Christian Brand looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden McNeal, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Nathan Gustafson, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, two RBI, and one double.

West Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .609. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only posted an OBP of .118.

The win made it two in a row for West Park and bumps their season record up to 20-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Kennedy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.

Coming up, West Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Antelope at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kennedy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 loss against McClatchy on the 25th.