Posted: Apr 03, 2026
Ocelots Split With Skippers To End Season Series
OVERVIEW – ST. CLAIR
SCORES: Schoolcraft 4, St. Clair 0 ; Schoolcraft 8, St. Clar 4
RECORDS: Schoolcraft 12-16 (3-6), St. Clair 9-11 (2-7)
LOCATION: Sanborn Park
RECAP: Ocelots Split With Skippers To End Season Series
GAME HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)
- Schoolcraft would jump out to an early lead, 3-0after the top of the 2nd, as the Ocelots would score on 2 SC4 errors and a fielder's choice.
- St. Clair would answer back in the bottom of the 2nd as the Skippers would bring a run home on a single and another run home on a sacrifice fly.
- A run in the top of the 4th, a Braylon Schroer sacrifice fly, and a run in the top of the 5th, a Shane Carnes sacrifice fly, would see the Ocelots extend their lead back to 3 runs.
- St. Clair would cut into the Ocelot lead with a run in the bottom of the 6th before the Skippers would score 3 times in the bottom of the 7th to walk off the Ocelots.
GAME STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 5/9/1, St. Clair 6/5/1
- Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 4, St. Clair 1
- Winning Pitcher – Kayden Schankowski (2-3): 7 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Losing Pitcher – Juan Suarez (0-2): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K
TOP SC PERFORMERS
- Elijah Schroeder: 2-3, 1 R
- Jacob Beard: 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B
- Tony Mendez: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SIX INNINGS)
- It would take until the 2nd inning for scoring to happen, but Schoolcraft would jump out with 4 runs in the top of the 2nd as Juan Suarez, Kevin Cruz and Braylon Schroeder would bring home runs and the 4th run coming home on a base-running play.
- SC4 would cut the lead in half with a 2-run single in the bottom of the 4th.
- The Ocelots would immediately get those 2-run back, plus some, as 5 runs would come home in the top of the 5th with 2 coming home on a balk, Noah McCann logging a single and Cruz bringing 2 home on a single.
- Schoolcraft would explode for 8 runs in the top of the 6th on only 3 hits with the Skippers walking 4 runs home, 1 coming in on an error, 1 coming home on a ground out and an RBI single from Mendez.
GAME TWO STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft: 17/10/0, St. Clair 2/3/1
- Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 5, St. Clair 10
- Winning Pitcher – Damien Graham (1-0): 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 BB, 4 K
- Losing Pitcher – Carson Carroll (2-1): 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB
GAME TWO TOP SC PERFORMERS
- Elijah Schroeder: 3-4, 2 R, 1 BB
- Juan Suarez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- Kevin Cruz: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
UP NEXT
Schoolcraft heads to Edison State on Tuesday for a nonconference doubleheader beginning at 2:00PM.