The Evansville Central Bears will challenge the Castle Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Evansville Central sitting on three straight wins and Castle on seven.
Evansville Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Heritage Hills on Saturday. The Bears were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Patriots. The Bears not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 17th (when they won 13-0).
Hunter Broshears was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Devon DeJarnette
| 05/17/25 @ Heritage Hills | 2 |
| 05/10/25 vs Evansville Reitz | 1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Tecumseh | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Boonville | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Evansville Bosse | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
In other batting news, Devon DeJarnette was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ayden Owen, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Evansville Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Castle narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Evansville Mater Dei 7-6.
Castle pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Evansville Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-16.
Evansville Central came up short against Castle in their previous matchup last Friday, falling 5-2. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
