Baseball Game Preview: Girard Yellowjackets vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Girard has gone a perfect 10-0 against Northwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Girard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Girard will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Fort LeBoeuf, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Yellowjackets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bison on Monday, sneaking past 5-4. While the Yellowjackets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

James Kibbe

Runs

03/29/25 vs Varsity Opponent	3
04/21/25 vs Fort LeBoeuf	2
04/09/25 vs Corry	2
04/07/25 vs Corry	2
04/04/25 vs Seneca	2
+ 1 more games

Girard let Levi Potter and James Kibbe run wild. Potter went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run, while Kibbe went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Girard is undefeated when Kibbe posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Aidan Maher, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corry.

Kaleb Stout was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Girard's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Everything went Girard's way against Northwestern in their previous meeting on April 3rd, as Girard made off with a 14-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.