Baseball Recap: Westfield Finds Home Field Redemption Against Pine Valley Central

There's no place like home for Westfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Pine Valley Central Panthers on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wolverines also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.

Danny Bratton

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/24/25 vs Pine Valley Central	12
04/16/24 vs Brocton	11
05/13/24 @ Pine Valley Central	9
05/03/24 @ Chautauqua Lake	7
04/22/24 @ Cassadaga Valley	6

Danny Bratton and Tristan Phillips made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Bratton struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Phillips tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave Bratton a new career-high. At bat, Bratton went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI, while Phillips got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, Mason Baum was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Ramm, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Westfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pine Valley Central only posted an OBP of .250.

The win got Westfield back to even at 1-1. As for Pine Valley Central, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Westfield is set to face off against their familiar foe Maple Grove at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Pine Valley Central will square off against rival Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.