The Northeastern baseball team’s April 28 game against Union City was a mismatch. The Knights put on an offensive display for the record books in the Tri-Eastern Conference game, where five pitchers combined to limit the Indians to a single hit while the Knights collected 21 of their own.
The game was stopped after five innings because of the ten-run mercy rule. The 33 runs scored is believed to be a school record for the Knights.
Kaden Kress led the Knights with four hits and six runs batted in. Aiden Shaffer collected three hits, including a home run, and also drove in six runs. Jarrett Leitner had three hits, and Rodney Carlin and Riley Isaacs each had two hits. Ryan Flores-Wine had the Union City hit.
With the win, the Knights remain tied at the top of the TEC standings with Hagerstown as the only remaining teams without a loss in league play.
Northeastern (9-2, 4-0 TEC) 4 6 5 15 3 33
Union City (1-9, 1-4 TEC) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeastern hits: River Blue, Carlin (2), Karson Haager, Ryley Haager, Holden Irvine, Isaacs (2), Gavin Johnson, Kress (4), Leitner (3), Kaleb Moore, Logan Seal, Shaffer (3)
Union City hits: Flores-Wine
A version of this article will appear in the May 6 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.