Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Westminster Christian walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Palmer Trinity Falcons a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Austin Wiegandt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Mejia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Juan Godoy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Westminster Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmer Trinity only managed five hits.
Warriors
| 04/15/25 vs Palmer Trinity | 10-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Hialeah Educational Academy | 5-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Mater Academy Charter | 10-0 |
| 04/02/25 vs TERRA Environmental | 8-4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Western | 13-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Westminster Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Palmer Trinity, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
Coming up, Westminster Christian will take on True North Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 4, the Titans 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Palmer Trinity does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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