Baseball Recap: West Middlesex Has No Trouble Against Reynolds

Big Reds

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ Reynolds	15
03/26/25 vs Jamestown	15
03/18/25 @ Cochranton	15
03/19/25 vs Eisenhower	10
03/29/25 @ Cranberry Area	7

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wilmington, West Middlesex was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Reynolds Raiders with a sharp 17-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Big Reds, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Kyle Gilson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of West Middlesex's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 5-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Gilson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, Aiden Puskar was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for West Middlesex: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Roman Golub was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

West Middlesex was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

With the victory, West Middlesex broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-5. As for Reynolds, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Middlesex will head out to square off against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so West Middlesex's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Reynolds, they are taking a road trip to challenge Maplewood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.