After a great past week for the Huskies, they take on Hinsdale Central this week, and today's game was a back and forth affair. The game immediately started off hot, as Hinsdale Central scored 6 runs off Cam Barnes. After just ⅔ innings pitched, Griffin Arnold replaced Barnes to keep the Huskies out of even more trouble. The Huskies responded in the bottom of the first, with 3 runs. Ian Moore got OPRF on the board with an RBI double, before Liam Moroney hit a sac fly to bring Moore home. Brandon Beasley hit an RBI triple during the next at-bat. Hinsdale Central scored 1 run in the top of the second, and OPRF scored 2 in the bottom. Zach Goldberg hit an RBI double and Ian Moore then hit an RBI single. The Huskies tied up the game in the third when Goldberg hit a 2-RBI double. The Huskies took the lead in the fourth, as Brandon Beasley hit an RBI single. The gap widened in the fifth when Goldberg hit a 2 run homer. Hinsdale Central tried to retaliate in the sixth, but could only muster 1 run. The Huskies held on to win 10-8. The obvious star of the game was Zach Goldberg, as he went 4-4 from the plate with 5 RBIs and 3 runs, including a 2 run home run and 2 doubles. Ian Moore also had a strong showing with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, while Brandon Beasley had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. The Huskies had 13 hits throughout the game, as Hinsdale Central had to use 4 different pitchers. For OPRF, after Cam Barnes started the game off poorly, Griffin Arnold came in, letting up 4 hits and 2 runs in his 5 innings pitched, achieving the win. Oywn Edwards was given the save for letting up 1 hit in 1.1 innings pitched. The Huskies did commit 3 errors, but Goldberg’s superhuman performance was enough to lead the Huskies to the win. These two teams face off again this Thursday.

On Andrew Hagins day, OPRF added to their winning streak with a 14-4 win over Hinsdale South. Andrew Hagins was a former standout baseball player and student at OPRF, and sadly passed away back in 2023. However, his memory still lives on and the Hagins family established the Andrew Hagins Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded every year to a player who exemplifies Andrew’s supportive nature and his spirit of humility, while demonstrating coachability, leadership, resilience, integrity, loyalty, and ability to be a team player. This year, the scholarship was given to Tucker Henry. Full of emotion, the Huskies started the game off with a bang, scoring 2 runs in the first inning. Robert Kolovitz hit a 2-RBI single. The Huskies didn’t score again until the fourth, but they exploded with 4 runs. Brandon Beasley crushed a ball to right field on the first pitch of the inning, setting the tone for the rest of the inning. Xavier Martin and Oliver Puntillo scored on separate wild pitches, while Johnny Nelson, Zach Goldberg, and Ian Moore all scored on the same error. Kolovitz also scored on a separate error. Finally, Rylan Soble hit an RBI double to bring the score up to 10-0. Hinsdale South finally made some noise in the fifth inning, scoring 3 runs. However, OPRF responded immediately, with 2 runs. Hinsdale South scored 2 more runs in the sixth, but OPRF closed the door on a potential comeback and even added on an extra run to win 14-4. The Huskies once again had a great day from the plate, with 14 hits. Hinsdale also had 4 errors, contributing to OPRF’s dominance. Collin Kjasgaard achieved the win, giving up 2 hits in 4 innings. The Huskies have let up only 8 runs in their past 4 games, while scoring 42 runs of their own. They hope to keep this hot streak going as they take on Hinsdale Central this week.

Fresh off of 2 straight wins over Downers Grove North, the Huskies blew out their cross town rivals Fenwick 16-2 this past Friday. The game, which took place at Triton College, saw no runs in the first inning, but an explosion in the second. OPRF scored 5 runs, including a 2-RBI single from Julian Garcia-Bariel. Fenwick responded with their only two runs of the game, both being scored off an error. Neither team could make much noise in the third or fourth inning, but Brandon Beasly hit a sac fly in the fifth, restarting the scoring for the Huskies. After a 3 up, 3 down inning from Tucker Henry, OPRF scored 10 runs in the sixth and final inning. Ian Moore hit a RBI single to bring home 2 runs, and Robert Kolovitz also brought home 2 runs with an RBI double. Beasley followed the 2-RBI trend with a single, and then Oliver Puntillo, Garcia-Bariel, and Johnny Nelson all also brought home a run, with Garcia-Bariel and Nelson hitting a double. Henry pitched another 3 up, 3 down inning to close out the game. It was a masterclass of a game for the Huskies, as Henry pitched an amazing game, with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings. Nelson led the Huskies in hits with 4 and also 3 stolen bases, while Garcia-Bariel and Ian Moore both had 3 RBIs. OPRF finished the game with 17 hits, forcing the Friars to use 4 pitchers. After the dismantling of Fenwick, the Huskies turn their focus towards Hinsdale South this Saturday on Andrew Hagins day.

Coming off a 5-1 win yesterday, OPRF once again held Downers Grove North to just 1 run, this time winning 7-1. The Huskies had a stellar first period, starting it off with 2 singles. Johnny Nelson then hit an RBI single, and Robert Kolovitz also got a run home on his ground out. Nelson scored on a wild pitch during the next at-bat, and Liam Moroney reached first base on an error. OPRF couldn’t add on to much after that, but the momentum carried the Huskies for the rest of the game. DGN scored their only run in the top of the third, and the Huskies responded with 2 runs of their own in the fourth, as both Zach Goldberg and Ian Moore stole home. In the sixth inning, Kolovitz hit an RBI triple, while Liam Moroney hit an RBI double the next at-bat. The Huskies held on in the top of the seventh to win, led by the amazing pitching from both Grayson Waters and Owyn Edwards. Waters struck out 5 batters and allowed 4 hits and 1 run in his 4.1 innings pitched, while Edwards had a masterclass when put the game away, striking out 3 batters and allowing 0 hits in 2.2 innings pitched. Waters was given the save. The Huskies stole 8 bases and committed zero errors throughout the entire game, and Goldberg led the Huskies in hits with 2. Kolovitz led with 2 RBIs. After breezing past DGN, the Huskies must remain focused as they take on Fenwick Friday night, at Fenwick.

It was OPRF Youth Day for the Huskies today, and they gave the community a good show by taking down Downers Grove North 5-1. The Huskies started off the game quick with 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Zach Goldberg homered to left field on just the third pitch of the game, and Brandon Beasley followed that up with an RBI single. Downers responded with a sac fly in the second to score one run. Neither the Huskies or Trojans scored from the third to fifth innings, but the Huskies put the game out of reach with 3 runs in the sixth. Robert Kolovitz started the inning off with a home run to left field, while Beasley and Ian Moore both scored on a passed ball later in the inning. The Huskies didn’t let up in the top of the seventh, and held on to win. Darren Law and Griffin Arnold combined for an amazing pitching performance, letting up just 6 hits and 1 run, while striking out 6 batters. Beasley led OPRF with 2 hits, and the Huskies hit 7 balls in total. After evening up the series at one apiece, the final game of the series comes tomorrow before OPRF takes on their rivals, Fenwick, this Friday.

After Monday’s game was rained out, the OPRF Huskies and Downers Grove North Trojans started their series on Tuesday at DGN. The Huskies were on a hot streak coming into the game, winning 3 straight and 6 of their last 8. DGN was even hotter, winning 5 straight, including a 21-0 win over Proviso West on April 21st. When the game started, however, it seemed like the Huskies were truly the hotter team, as Liam Moroney hit an RBI single on the third at-bat of the game. DGN matched with a run of their own in the bottom of the first, but the Huskies responded well and scored 4 runs in the top of the third. Out of those 4 runs, the most exciting play was when Zach Goldberg hit an RBI triple, bringing home 2 runs. Neither team scored in the fourth, but DGN started to mount their comeback in the bottom of the fifth, with 3 runs. The Huskies could only up one hit in top of the sixth, and DGN completed the comeback with 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth to win 8-5. Although OPRF lost, Cam Barnes pitched very well, striking out 10 batters. Tucker Henry came in for relief and was given the loss. Goldberg and Moroney were tied for the most RBIs, both with 2. Johnny Nelson, Goldberg, Moroney, Xavier Martin, and Oliver Puntillo all had 1 hit. Both teams committed various errors, as OPRF committed 3 and DGN 4. Ultimately, the Trojans were able to overcome their mistakes and came back to win, potentially ending the Huskies hot streak. OPRF can try to turn it around tomorrow, however, as the Monday game was moved to Wednesday, at OPRF.

The Huskies returned from a near week long break to take on Proviso East, winning by a score of 10-5. The Huskies started the scoring off early, with 2 home runs in the bottom of the first. Brandon Beasley started the scoring off with an inside the park homerun, and Robert Kolovitz followed that up with a homer to left field at the next at bat. Neither team scored in the second or the third, but the Huskies added 2 more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Johnny Nelson hit a sac fly, and then Brandon Beasley scored an RBI single to make the score 4-0. After a quiet fifth inning, both teams had hot bats in the sixth. In the top of the sixth, Proviso East scored 3 runs after Liam Brown came in for Collin Kjarsgaard. The Huskies responded very well, scoring 6 runs, including an RBI double from Sam Kalina. Proviso East tried to mount a comeback with 2 more runs in the top of the seventh, but the Huskies played solid in the field to get the win. Beasley, Rylan Soble, and Kalina all got 2 hits this game, tied for most on the team. OPRF amassed 13 hits, stole 9 bases and turned 3 double plays, while only having one error. Kjarsgaard collected the win for the Huskies, only allowing 1 hit in 5 innings pitched. After a great win on Friday, The Huskies will take on Downers Grove North in their WSC series this week, as the Monday and Thursday games are at home.