Baseball Game Preview: Windber Ramblers vs. North Star Cougars

The Windber Ramblers will venture away from home to challenge the North Star Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Star took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Windber, who comes in off a win.

Windber proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Blacklick Valley 6-5.

Lucas Rummel

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/06/25 @ Blacklick Valley	8
04/18/24 vs Berlin Brothersvalley	7
03/19/25 vs Shanksville Stonycreek	6
03/27/25 vs McConnellsburg	5
04/22/25 @ Fannett Metal	3

Lucas Rummel made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Lucas Oleksa was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, North Star was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-7 to Windber.

Windber's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.

Everything went Windber's way against North Star when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Windber made off with a 14-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ramblers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.