Baseball Recap: Mishawaka Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Cavemen

Previous 5 Games

04/26/25 @ South Bend Riley	18-0
04/25/25 @ Goshen	11-0
04/23/25 @ Wawasee	13-3
04/21/25 @ Plymouth	8-7
04/19/25 @ Edwardsburg	5-2

Mishawaka came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the South Bend Riley Wildcats as they made off with an 18-0 victory. Considering the Cavemen have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Gunnar Eby tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Mishawaka got a massive performance out of Maddux Kuhnle, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Shawn Nowacki, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Mishawaka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Bend Riley only posted a batting average of .125.

Mishawaka pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for South Bend Riley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Coming up, Mishawaka will face off against Concord at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cavemen's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Minutemen have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for South Bend Riley, they will take on South Bend Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.