Baseball Game Preview: Donegal Indians vs. Eastern Lebanon County Raiders

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2025, 3:04am

Baseball Preview: Donegal Indians vs. Eastern Lebanon County Raiders

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Donegal is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Eastern Lebanon County is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Indians will host the Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Donegal is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over Octorara Area on Monday.

Devin Bailey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Donegal is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Bailey was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.

Leland Condran

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/21/25 @ Octorara Area4
04/17/25 @ Eastern Lebanon County2
04/16/25 @ Manheim Central1
04/14/25 vs Garden Spot1
03/26/25 vs Hempfield1

In other batting news, Donegal got a massive performance out of Leland Condran, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Condran a new career-high. Shaun DiBello was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Donegal hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Eastern Lebanon County and Cocalico have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Raiders came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 7-3.

Like Donegal, Eastern Lebanon County also got a great game from a two-way player: Braden Gettle. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gettle has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Queston Rivera and Tyce Boyer did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Boyer went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Donegal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Eastern Lebanon County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

Donegal was able to grind out a solid win over Eastern Lebanon County when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 9-5. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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