Baseball Recap: Shenandoah Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Monroe Central	17
05/22/25 vs Eastern Hancock	15
04/17/25 @ Cowan	11
05/15/25 vs Muncie Central	10
05/02/25 vs Blackford	10

Shenandoah never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eastern Hancock Royals with a sharp 15-0 win. Considering the Raiders have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Collin Osenbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

In other pitching news, Chase Osenbaugh looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Shenandoah got a massive performance out of Harrison Jessup, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits Jessup has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aiden Coffey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Shenandoah always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Shenandoah's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Hancock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14-1 record this season.

Shenandoah will challenge Wes-Del at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Eastern Hancock, they will take on Blackford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bruins have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.7 runs per game on average), something the Royals will no doubt try to take advantage of.