Baseball Recap: West Mifflin Snags 11th Victory in Last 13 Games

There's no place like home for West Mifflin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Belle Vernon Leopards on Tuesday, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Titans have posted against the Leopards since April 30, 2018.

Jake Martina

Batters Struck Out

05/06/25 vs Belle Vernon	6
04/22/25 @ Laurel Highlands	5
04/15/25 vs Ringgold	8
04/07/25 @ Uniontown	6
03/14/25 vs Mt. Pleasant	6

West Mifflin got a great performance from Jake Martina as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Martina has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Chase Maggio was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Eli Kurta was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

West Mifflin 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 Belle Vernon only posted a batting average of .269.

West Mifflin has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Belle Vernon, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.

West Mifflin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belle Vernon, they will head out on the road to challenge Serra Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Leopards' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 10.7 runs per game this season.