Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Evergreen Park

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Previous 5 Games

05/20/25 vs Shepard	5-0
05/19/25 @ Shepard	4-0
05/16/25 vs Marist	10-9
05/15/25 @ Hillcrest	20-1
05/14/25 vs Hancock	13-1

Evergreen Park came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Shepard Astros by a score of 5-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-0 on Monday.

The result came thanks to Noah Munoz's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Evergreen Park secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Cadyn Kummer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

Evergreen Park pushed their record up to 24-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Shepard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-16-2 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evergreen Park will host Schaumburg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Shepard, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hancock at 4:00 p.m. The Astros are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a four-game losing streak.