Baseball Recap: Slinger Wins Going Away Against Cedarburg

Owls

Margin

04/17/25 @ Cedarburg	12
04/16/25 vs Grafton	11
04/04/25 vs Lomira	4
04/14/25 @ Port Washington	1

Slinger lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Cedarburg, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. The Owls' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The contest marked the Owls' most dominant win of the season so far.

Slinger got a great performance from Jackson Naber as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Slinger let Kaleb Burkel and Grady Chvosta run wild. Burkel got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Chvosta got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. What's more, Burkel posted two hits, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Macay Wagner, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Slinger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .406 or higher in three consecutive games.

Slinger's record is now 4-1. As for Cedarburg, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.

Looking ahead, Slinger will face off against West Bend East at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Cedarburg, they will challenge Whitefish Bay at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Dukes will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Bulldogs surely won't give up without a fight.