Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for St. Mary Central Catholic

St. Mary Central Catholic extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 15-10 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Monroeville Eagles. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.

Eli Dinsmore

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/20/25 @ Monroeville	7
04/22/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic	5
05/05/25 vs Danbury	3
04/01/25 @ St. Paul	3
04/10/24 vs Calvert	3

St. Mary Central Catholic got a great performance from Eli Dinsmore as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Dinsmore a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Blake Finneran and Reid Wikel did most of the damage at the plate: Finneran went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Wikel went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Wikel has become a key player for St. Mary Central Catholic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Grant Swain, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

St. Mary Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

As for Monroeville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-10 record. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss they have suffered since April 30th.

On Monroeville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Hedrick, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.

Looking ahead, St. Mary Central Catholic will challenge Danbury at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Monroeville, they will square off against Margaretta at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.