Baseball Recap: Pinckneyville Drops Season-High Score on Elverado

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

04/23/25 @ Elverado	19
03/21/25 @ Wesclin	18
04/18/25 vs Frankfort	11
03/27/25 @ Cobden	11
03/20/25 @ Herrin	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pinckneyville). They put the hurt on the Elverado Falcons with a sharp 19-3 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Abel Clark and Dylan Keller made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Clark tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Keller pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Pinckneyville is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 7-9 otherwise. At the plate, Clark went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Keller went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. That's the most hits Keller has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Brayden Cleland was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Pinckneyville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Ruppert, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Pinckneyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory got Pinckneyville back to even at 10-10. As for Elverado, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Pinckneyville has already played their next game, a 12-2 loss against Nashville on the 24th. As for Elverado, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-0 defeat against Vienna on the 28th.