With 85 pitches, nine strikeouts and one walk through six innings, senior pitcher Christian Schloneger led the varsity boys baseball team to a 4-1 victory over Morton, winning the third and final game of their series.

“I’ve had kind of a rough year so far with getting into the groove of things but this was my best start this year and I feel really good; things were working for me,” Schloneger said.

The Mustangs raised their record 13-9, but head varsity baseball coach Darren Orel hopes to get the team into better shape offensively in the coming weeks.

“We lost four games in a row, and it’s always nice to get out of that column and get back into the positive side and avoid the sweep,” Orel said. “[We’re working on] getting ourselves in a more positive situation going toward the playoffs.”

Junior right fielder Cole Kardatzke went 1 for 3 and had one home run, he also had one RBI and hopes to bring his energy into the Mustangs’ last home game against DGN this season.

“Tomorrow we [just have to] stay in control and keep a positive mindset. We have to use this win as motivation going into our final game,” Kardatzke said.

Senior center fielder John Szalko went 1 for 2 with one homer and two RBIs, he also had one walk.

“We did drop the series to Morton, we had a couple bad games but I feel like we kind of turned it around,” Szalko said. “Christian pitched a great game, we got the hits when we needed to and I feel great about it.”

The Mustangs’ next game is at home against DGN at 4:30 p.m. on May 13.