Baseball Game Preview: Karns City Gremlins vs. Cranberry Area Berries

Karns City has gone 8-1 against Cranberry Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Gremlins will venture away from home to face off against the Berries at 4:15 p.m. Karns City knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Cranberry Area likes a good challenge.

Cranberry Area's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Karns City hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Gremlins blew past Keystone 10-0 on Monday. The Gremlins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.

Tyler Kelly

Doubles (Career)

04/28/25 vs Keystone	2
04/25/25 @ Hickory	1
04/25/24 vs North Clarion	1
04/10/24 vs Moniteau	1

Tyler Kelly was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Koen Williams was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Cranberry Area unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moniteau.

Ben Lindenberg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Cranberry Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Marchinke, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Karns City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cranberry Area, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

Karns City was able to grind out a solid win over Cranberry Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gremlins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.