Baseball Recap: Grant Park Finds Home Field Redemption Against Momence

There's no place like home for Grant Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Momence Momence Athletics on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Dragons: when they faced off against the Momence Athletics on Thursday, they had to take a 5-3 defeat.

Nolan Olthoff

Earned Runs

03/18/25 @ Manteno	5
03/28/25 vs Cissna Park	2
04/18/25 vs Momence	1
04/03/25 @ Beecher	1

Dean Malkowski and Nolan Olthoff made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Malkowski tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Olthoff struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He is becoming a predictor of Grant Park's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). At the plate, Malkowski went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Olthoff got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one run. That double was Malkowski's first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey McGinley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Aiden Overbeek, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

The win got Grant Park back to even at 5-5. As for Momence, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grant Park will square off against Herscher at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Momence, they will challenge Gardner-South Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.