Baseball Recap: Eastern Sets Scoring Season-High Against Kentucky Country Day

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/15/25 @ Kentucky Country Day	16
03/19/25 vs Meade County	12
03/27/25 vs Fern Creek	11
03/20/25 vs South Oldham	11
04/01/25 @ Union County	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern). They never let the Kentucky Country Day Bearcats get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Ryan Boswell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Shee, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Ethan Carroll was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double.

Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kentucky Country Day only managed one hit.

Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Kentucky Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern will host Pleasure Ridge Park at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kentucky Country Day, they will face off against Francis Parker at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.