Baseball Recap: Musselman Wins Going Away Against Pendleton County

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Spring Mills, Musselman was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Pendleton County Wildcat as Musselman made off with a 7-1 victory. The Applemen haven't had any issues with the Wildcat recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Izaac Gilbert

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/29/25 vs Pendleton County	11
03/21/25 @ South Hagerstown	5
03/26/24 vs Berkeley Springs	3
03/29/24 @ Allegany	1
03/18/24 @ Berkeley Springs	1

Wyatt McClintock and Izaac Gilbert made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, McClintock tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gilbert struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, McClintock went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple, while Gilbert went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. McClintock is becoming a predictor of Musselman's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryder Ganse, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Musselman's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Pendleton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Musselman will host GVCS Broadfording at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Pendleton County, they will square off against Tucker County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pendleton County is facing Tucker County at the right time seeing as Tucker County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.