Baseball Recap: Homestead Makes It Eight in a Row at Home

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 vs Adams Central	17
05/09/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	10
04/26/25 @ South Bend Adams	10
04/26/25 @ South Bend Adams	10
05/03/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	9

Homestead had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins 10-0. Considering the Spartans have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Homestead got a great performance from Evan Anderson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Anderson a new career-high.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shane Bardwell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Blake Melton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Homestead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Northrop only posted an OBP of .167.

Homestead pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Homestead will face off against Fort Wayne Snider at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 2.4, the Panthers 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they will take on Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.