Baseball Recap: Wickliffe Extends Winning Streak to Three

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 @ John Hay	27
04/08/25 vs Harvey	20
04/01/25 vs Brooklyn	16
04/19/25 vs Lakeside	14
03/29/25 vs Maple Heights	12

Wickliffe extended their winning streak to three on Saturday, bumping their season record up to 13-4 in the process. They blew past the Hawken Hawks 11-1. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by eight runs or more this season.

Nunzio Zivnoska was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Wickliffe let Logan Ruscin and Liam Widemire run wild. Ruscin got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Widemire got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Dominic Porcello, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Wickliffe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive contests.

As for Hawken, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Hawken's side, Asher Kimball was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Wickliffe wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-3 defeat against Brush on the 12th. As for Hawken, they have also already played their next match, a 6-1 loss against Villa Angela-St. Joseph on the 13th.