Baseball Recap: McDowell Find Success

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when McDowell and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Trojans walked away with a 6-1 win over the Marauders. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered an 8-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Joey Stephan made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

Justice Laird

Batters Struck Out

05/17/25 @ St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	4
05/12/25 @ Fort LeBoeuf	3
05/05/25 vs Harbor Creek	3
04/28/25 vs Warren	2
04/17/25 @ Warren	4

In other pitching news, McDowell got a great performance from Justice Laird as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, Laird posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

Back at the plate, McDowell let Mason Maciulewicz and Colton Orlando run wild. Maciulewicz went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Orlando got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most RBI Maciulewicz has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Chludzinski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

McDowell's record is now 14-5. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: McDowell beat the Marauders by a score of 8-4 later that day.