By Fred Kroner
The St. Joseph Panthers collected a 9-1 baseball win on Monday (Aug. 23) over Champaign Edison, the team’s third straight win.
Bryson Houchens picked up the win. In six innings, he allowed five hits, no walks and struck out seven.
Gary Page pitched the final inning to close out the win.
Houchens also delivered a two-run single in the first inning to get the Panthers on the board.
Houchens and Logan Rosenthal each had three hits. Cam Schluter and Luke Smith contributed two hits apiece. St. Joseph pounded 13 hits in all.
Smith and Trevor Ames drove in two runs apiece.
On Friday (Aug. 20), St. Joseph blanked Jefferson 20-0 in Champaign.
Schluter pitched four innings of two-hit ball, walking no one and striking out five. Finn Miller pitched the fifth inning and retired all three batters he faced.
Houchens knocked three hits. Ames had two hits as did teammates Tim Blackburn-Kelley and Hunter Van Meenan.
Will Haley had three RBI. Ames and Rosenthal also drove in three runs. Van Meenan and Nolan Franzen both knocked in two runs.
On Thursday (Aug. 19), Asher Pruemer pitched a three-inning no-hitter in a 15-0 win at home over Villa Grove. He struck out eight batters.
Finishing with two hits apiece were Jake Carlson, Rosenthal, Houchens, Ames, Smith and Cameron Buskirk. Smith had three RBI.
The Panthers (7-2) return to action on Wednesday (Aug. 25) at Mahomet.
