Baseball Recap: Westmont Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Westmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Walther Christian Academy Broncos on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-2 victory. The Sentinels have beaten the Broncos the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Broncos has come to flipping the script.

Ricky Yenkin

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 vs Walther Christian Academy	8
04/10/25 @ Harlem	6
04/04/25 @ Plano	6
03/24/25 @ Ida Crown Jewish Academy	9

Ricky Yenkin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four games. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Westmont is undefeated when Yenkin posts two or more runs, but 6-7-1 otherwise.

In other batting news, Briggs Templeton was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Jaxson Chinea was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Westmont pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Walther Christian Academy, their record is now 4-6.

Coming up, Westmont will welcome Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hawks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Walther Christian Academy, they will head out to square off against Cristo Rey Jesuit at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Broncos are facing the Cristeros at the right time seeing as the Cristeros are stuck on a six-game losing streak.