Baseball Recap: Three Straight Home Wins for Pickerington North

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Central Crossing	14
05/15/25 vs Central Crossing	10
04/17/25 @ Westerville Central	10
04/11/25 vs Central Crossing	9
04/21/25 vs Grove City	8

Pickerington North had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Central Crossing on Thursday. The Panthers never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Quinn Chappelear tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Pickerington North's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 3-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Pickerington North got a massive performance out of Brent Parsons, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Parsons a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Markle, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Pickerington North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Crossing only posted a batting average of .067.

Pickerington North's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. Admittedly, the team didn't face the toughest opposition across those games, namely Central Crossing, Lincoln, and Lincoln. As for the Comets, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.

Pickerington North will face off against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lions have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Central Crossing, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grandview Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.