Baseball Recap: Blanchester Drops Highest Score of Season Against North College Hill

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/22/25 vs North College Hill	21
05/15/25 vs Northwest	11
04/30/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry	11
04/02/25 @ East Clinton	11
04/18/25 vs Georgetown	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blanchester). They blew past the North College Hill Trojans 23-2 on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won nine matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Dane Skates and Sammy Roush made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Skates tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Roush struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Skates went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Roush went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. With that strong performance, Skates is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.

In other batting news, Cooper Reynolds was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one double. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caleb Mobley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.

Blanchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North College Hill only posted a batting average of .000.

Blanchester pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for North College Hill, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Looking ahead, Blanchester will head out on the road to challenge Georgetown at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. North College Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.