Baseball Recap: Struthers Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Wildcats

Previous 3 Games

05/16/26 vs Salem	14-6
05/15/26 vs East Liverpool	7-1
05/13/26 vs Lowellville	7-3

Struthers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Salem Quakers 14-6. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 victory the Quakers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Drew Chizmar and Travis McMurray were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Chizmar pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, McMurray pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Chizmar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Chizmar got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while McMurray got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Chizmar has posted since back in April of 2025.

In other batting news, Jordan Becker was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Michael Scavnicky was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Struthers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.

Struthers' record now sits at 11-14. As for Salem, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-20.

Coming up, Struthers will be playing in front of their home fans against Edgewood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.7 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Salem, they will head out on the road to square off against Marlington at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.