Baseball Recap: Fairmont Senior Starts Season with Win Against Elkins

Fairmont Senior took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Elkins Tigers, sneaking past 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Polar Bears in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.

Brayden Gorby

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/24/25 vs Elkins	7
03/21/24 @ Philip Barbour	6
05/13/24 vs East Fairmont	2
04/18/24 @ Bridgeport	2
04/16/24 vs Keyser	2

Brayden Gorby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Peschl, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Bigelow Trevor, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Elkins is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Fairmont Senior has already played their next contest, a 19-2 victory against Grafton on the 29th. As for Elkins, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-9 loss against Lincoln on the 25th.