Baseball Recap: Akron Beats Caliche for Their Fifth Straight Win

Rams

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Sedgwick County	23
04/11/25 @ Caliche	22
03/25/25 @ Sedgwick County	17
04/11/25 @ Caliche	13
04/01/25 vs Peetz	10

Akron came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Caliche Buffaloes as they made off with a 14-1 win. Considering the Rams have won seven matchups by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Alex Bowin and Jakzon Livesay made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Bowin struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Livesay pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave Bowin a new career-high. At the plate, Bowin went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one triple, while Livesay went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Bowin is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Poss, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jax Kusel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Akron hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caliche struck out ten times.

Akron pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Caliche, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Coming up, Akron will challenge Holyoke at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Caliche, they will head out to challenge Peetz on Monday. The Buffaloes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.