Baseball Recap: Montrose Comes Up Short

Montrose had lost eight straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 1-11 to make it nine. They lost 11-1 to the Millington Cardinals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 on Monday.

Connor Gross

Stolen Base

05/12/25 vs Millington	2
05/12/25 @ Millington	2
05/08/25 @ St. Charles	2
05/05/25 @ Byron	3

Montrose saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Gross, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Gross is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last four games he's played.

As for Millington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games.

On Millington's side, the team relied heavily on Luke Petzold, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Petzold a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lukas Henderson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montrose will host Carrollton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Millington, they will square off against Vassar at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.