Baseball Recap: West Mifflin Takes a Loss

After flying high against Albert Gallatin last Tuesday, West Mifflin came back down to earth. West Mifflin fell just short of the Baldwin Highlanders by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.

Caden Wills

Batters Struck Out

03/27/25 vs Baldwin	3
03/24/25 vs Albert Gallatin	2
03/17/25 vs Brighton	2
03/16/25 vs North Penn	0
05/08/24 @ Peters Township	2
+ 7 more games

Caden Wills put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Derek Tudek was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

West Mifflin's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Baldwin, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Looking ahead, West Mifflin will look to defend their home field on Monday against Yough at 7:00 p.m. West Mifflin is facing Yough at the right time seeing as Yough is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Baldwin, they are taking a road trip to square off against Thomas Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Thomas Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Baldwin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.