RESERVE HIGH FLYING ON A MONDAY

BERLIN CENTER OH— Evan Slaven had himself a day on Monday, driving in eight runs on four hits to power Western Reserve to an 18-0 beatdown over Sebring.

Slaven set the tone early, ripping a three-run double in the second inning to open things up. He wasn’t done. In the third, he slapped a two-run single before unloading a grand slam to left that put the game completely out of reach.

The third inning was a full-on avalanche for the Blue Devils, who dropped 11 runs behind a flurry of base knocks. Hunter Stacy doubled in a run, Peyton Hartzell and Vito Armeni each picked up RBI singles, Ross Watkins added another, and then Slaven crushed the grand slam to put the exclamation point on it.

Lucas Freyn also chipped in early with an RBI double in the second as Western Reserve built a 7-0 lead before the third-inning explosion.

Slaven didn’t just do damage with the bat—he was sharp on the hill too. The righty tossed three shutout innings, giving up just one hit while striking out seven without a walk. Cole Dotson came on in relief and slammed the door with two no-hit innings.

At the plate, the Blue Devils racked up 14 hits. Watkins, Hartzell, and Connor Jones all had multi-hit games, and the team swiped five bases to keep the pressure on Sebring’s defense.

Western Reserve and Sebring will run it back Tuesday. Safe to say, the Trojans will be looking for answers.