Baseball Recap: Cedarville has no trouble against Catholic Central

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 1:12am

Baseball Recap: Cedarville Indians vs. Catholic Central Irish

Cedarville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Catholic Central Irish as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Cedarville, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Jake Winter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Winter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Mason Johnson and Zach Creeden did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Creeden went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Criswell, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Cedarville's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Catholic Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Cedarville will be playing at home against Northeastern at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern is coming into the match with four straight losses on the road, meaning Cedarville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Catholic Central, they will square off against Emmanuel Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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