Baseball Game Preview: West Middlesex Big Reds vs. Cranberry Area Berries

The West Middlesex Big Reds will venture away from home to take on the Cranberry Area Berries at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. West Middlesex is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

West Middlesex will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Jamestown on Wednesday. West Middlesex never let Jamestown get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Big Reds, who have now won three matches by ten runs or more so far this season.

Caleb Koncar

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/26/25 vs Jamestown	4
05/01/24 vs Wilmington	2
04/22/24 vs Sharpsville	2
03/19/25 vs Eisenhower	1
03/18/25 @ Cochranton	1

Caleb Koncar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Aiden Puskar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Tyler Blanton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

West Middlesex was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jamestown only posted a batting average of .077.

Cranberry Area kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Maplewood.

Cranberry Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Marchinke, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

West Middlesex's record now sits at 3-1. As for Cranberry Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

West Middlesex came out on top in a nail-biter against Cranberry Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Middlesex since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.