Baseball Recap: Burgettstown Gets the Win

Burgettstown has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.93 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 win over the Fort Cherry Rangers. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won six in a row.

Brian Charles

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/06/25 @ Fort Cherry	5
04/15/25 @ Bethlehem Center	4
03/25/25 @ Chartiers-Houston	4
04/29/25 @ Frazier	3
03/19/25 vs Carlynton	2

The team relied heavily on Brian Charles, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sam Elich, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Burgettstown's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Fort Cherry, with the defeat, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-5.

Burgettstown will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rangers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.