Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Wickliffe

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 @ John Hay	27
04/08/25 vs Harvey	20
04/01/25 vs Brooklyn	16
03/29/25 vs Maple Heights	12
04/28/25 vs Cardinal	10

Wickliffe entered their tilt with Cardinal on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Huskies get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.

Liam Widemire was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Wickliffe got a massive performance out of Frankie Bucar, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave Bucar a new career-high. Nunzio Zivnoska was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Wickliffe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal only posted an OBP of .111.

Wickliffe's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Cardinal, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Wickliffe will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Huskies: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.