Baseball Recap: Lucas Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Cubs

Previous 5 Games

05/07/25 vs St. Paul	9-4
05/02/25 vs Willard	6-3
04/28/25 vs Crestline	12-2
04/24/25 @ Colonel Crawford	15-3
04/22/25 @ Central Christian	7-2

Lucas came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the St. Paul Flyers by a score of 9-4. For the Cubs, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 victory the Flyers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.

Jack DiBartolomeo and Brady Anschutz were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, DiBartolomeo struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Anschutz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lucas is undefeated when DiBartolomeo allows two or fewer earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise. At bat, DiBartolomeo got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Anschutz went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Bobby Grover was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two runs. Another player making a difference was Jaden Shaulis, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Lucas' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lucas will square off against Wynford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cubs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Royals have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for St. Paul, they will head out to take on Bellevue at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.