Baseball Recap: Bremen Wins Going Away Against Rochester

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 vs South Bend Riley	24
05/22/25 @ Rochester	11
05/13/25 vs South Central	11
04/29/25 vs Elkhart Christian Academy	10
04/23/25 vs West Noble	10

Rochester typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Bremen proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Zebras. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

JJ Cencelewski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Preston Williams and Aiden Alvarado did most of the damage at the plate: Williams went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Alvarado went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two doubles gave Williams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Wildauer, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Bremen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rochester only posted an OBP of .278.

Bremen has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Rochester, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.

Coming up, Bremen will be playing in front of their home fans against Elkhart at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rochester, they will challenge Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.