Baseball Recap: Lowell Victorious

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/16/26 vs Griffith	12
04/10/26 @ Merrillville	11
05/18/26 vs Hobart	10
05/09/26 @ Benton Central	10
04/04/26 vs Greenon	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lowell walked away with it. They never let the Kankakee Valley Kougars get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Wednesday. Considering the Red Devils have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Zak Scharnke made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Ethan Domke and Camden Mikulich did most of the damage at the plate: Domke went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Mikulich went 3-for-4 with two runs. That's the most RBI Domke has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Mason Umfleet, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Lowell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Lowell's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Kankakee Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-17 record this season.

As of now, neither Lowell nor Kankakee Valley have any future games scheduled.