Baseball Recap: Evergreen Takes a Loss

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

05/10/25 @ Eastwood	5-14
05/01/25 vs Bryan	3-2
04/17/25 vs Swanton	7-1
04/14/25 @ Wauseon	9-7
04/12/25 @ Montpelier	2-6

Evergreen dropped their record down to 4-4 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Eastwood Eagles, falling 14-5. If the Vikings were looking for revenge after losing 8-4 to the Eagles when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Eastwood, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.

For Eastwood's part, Kadyn Donnell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Donnell has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other pitching news, Paul Lautzenheiser looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Eastwood let Brock Messinger and Colton Woodward run wild. Messinger went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Woodward got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those two RBI gave Messinger a new career-high. Connor Norton was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Evergreen and Eastwood should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Vikings will square off against Hilltop at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (239 vs. 545). Meanwhile, Eastwood (ranked 57th) will meet Liberty Center (ranked 514th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.