Baseball Game Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Cambridge Springs Devils

By Team Reports May 13, 2025, 12:48am

Baseball Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Cambridge Springs Devils

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Saegertown is 9-1 against Cambridge Springs since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Panthers will take on the Devils at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saegertown has 12 straight victories, Cambridge Springs has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Saegertown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Jamestown on Friday as they made off with a 23-7 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.

Garrett Crawford made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Crawford was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

Wyatt Burchill

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05/08/25 vs Cochranton3
04/30/25 @ Rocky Grove2
04/28/25 vs Maplewood1

In other batting news, Saegertown got a massive performance out of Wyatt Burchill, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Burchill has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Jordan, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI.

Saegertown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .812. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Cambridge Springs came up short against Lakeview on Monday, falling 23-1.

Saegertown's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cambridge Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Cambridge Springs' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Saegertown has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .517. It's a different story for Cambridge Springs, though, as they've only averaged .270. Will they be able to contain Saegertown's hitters?

Everything went Saegertown's way against Cambridge Springs in their previous meeting back in April, as Saegertown made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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