Baseball Recap: Orono Sets Scoring Season-High Against Zimmerman

Spartans

Team Score (Highest)

05/15/25 @ Zimmerman	12
04/10/25 vs Edison	11
05/08/25 vs Chaska	7
04/21/25 vs Roosevelt	7
04/19/25 @ Stillwater	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orono). They never let the Zimmerman Thunder get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Spartans have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Ronan Barnett looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chaz Brookins, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Easton Ahrens also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Orono always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zimmerman only posted an OBP of .273.

Orono has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Zimmerman, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Orono will face off against Benilde-St. Margaret's at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Zimmerman, they will square off against Cambridge-Isanti at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.