Baseball Recap: Brush Finds Home Field Redemption Against Sterling

Beetdiggers

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 @ Alamosa	10
04/12/25 vs Sterling	7
03/20/25 @ Bennett	7
03/27/25 vs Resurrection Christian	6

There's no place like home for Brush, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Sterling Tigers on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Beetdiggers, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Keeton Jilek made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Brush's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Jilek was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Malachi Thiel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That hit marked the first that he got this season. Landon Mesch was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

Brush's record now sits at 7-4. As for Sterling, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Brush will challenge rival University at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sterling is set to square off against their familiar foe Eaton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.