Blue Devils
| 04/28/25 @ McKinley | 18 |
| 04/24/25 vs Memorial | 14 |
| 04/07/25 @ Jackson-Milton | 13 |
| 04/05/25 @ East | 13 |
| 04/01/25 vs Waterloo | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western Reserve). Everything went their way against the McKinley Trojans on Monday as they made off with an 18-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won nine in a row.
Evan Slaven made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, nine RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for Western Reserve: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Jones, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Vito Armeni also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Western Reserve was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Western Reserve's record is now 8-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Blue Devils beat McKinley by a score of 14-1 on Tuesday.
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