Baseball Recap: Dunkirk Triumphs

The home team had won the previous seven meetings between Dunkirk and Southwestern, and Dunkirk kept the tradition alive. The Marauders came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 10-5 on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Marauders also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.

Greg Orcutt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Henry Leone

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/29/25 vs Southwestern	4
04/28/25 vs Salamanca	2
04/24/25 @ Salamanca	2
04/04/25 vs Eden	2
04/25/24 @ Olean	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Henry Leone, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Gabe Valentine also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Dunkirk's record now sits at 8-1. As for Southwestern, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Dunkirk will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.