Moreland spins gem as Wildcats shutout Santa Fe Trail

By Andy Brown
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Updated: May 1, 2025

***Louisburg junior Evan Moreland threw six scoreless innings on April 28 as the Wildcats shutout Santa Fe Trail at Lewis-Young Park.***

There wasn’t much drama or suspense for Louisburg in its game with Santa Fe Trail — Evan Moreland made sure of that.

The Louisburg junior shut down the Santa Fe Trail offense during the April 28 game at Lewis-Young Park. Moreland allowed just one hit over six innings in the Wildcats’ 3-0 win over the Chargers.

In those six innings, Moreland also recorded six strikeouts as he breezed through the Charger lineup. Junior Christian Owens came in for the save and struck out the side in the seventh.

“Evan threw really well for us,” Louisburg coach Kade Larson said. “He threw a lot of strikes and let his defense work behind him. Christian did a great job coming in and closing the door.”

The Wildcats (13-3) struck early as sophomore Max Amren manufactured a run all by himself. Amren opened the first inning with a single, stole second and third base, then scored on an error by the Charger catcher.

It remained 1-0 into the bottom of the fifth, when the Wildcats were able to scratch across another run. Junior Bristol Barbour recorded an RBI single that scored Luke Schultz to double the Wildcats’ lead.

Louisburg added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth as Amren singled home Owens to make it a 3-0 game, which was more than enough for the Wildcat pitching staff.

Amren, Schultz and Jayce Toms each led the Wildcat bats with two hits.

“We had some good team at bats and some timely hitting to get a few runs across,” Larson said. “That turned out to be all that our defense needed.”