Baseball Recap: Punxsutawney Takes Down Somerset in a Playoff Battle

Chucks

Previous 6 Games

05/26/25 @ Somerset	4-1
05/22/25 vs Clearfield	13-3
05/14/25 vs Clearfield	5-4
05/12/25 vs DuBois	2-1
05/08/25 @ Moniteau	3-1
05/07/25 vs Bradford	13-0

Punxsutawney extended their postseason success on Monday against Somerset. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Eagles. The win was familiar territory for the Chucks, who have now won six matches in a row.

Nevin Day spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Punxsutawney's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Mennitti, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave Mennitti a new career-high.

Punxsutawney's win bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Somerset, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-3.

As of now, neither Punxsutawney nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.