Baseball Game Preview: Shenandoah Raiders vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons

By Team Reports May 24, 2025, 10:36pm

Baseball Preview: Shenandoah Raiders vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons

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The Shenandoah Raiders will face off against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Shenandoah's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.

On Saturday, Shenandoah made easy work of Wes-Del and carried off a 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Drew Fredenburg

Batters Struck Out

05/24/25 vs Wes-Del6
05/17/25 @ Knightstown2
05/12/25 @ Anderson4
05/07/25 vs Tipton5
04/29/25 vs Daleville8

Drew Fredenburg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Collin Osenbaugh, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aiden Coffey, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Shenandoah always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in six consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Winchester Community has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.61 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They fell 11-7 to Delta. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Falcons in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.

Winchester Community saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Porfidio, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.

Shenandoah's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Winchester Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.

Wednesday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Shenandoah hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .346. However, it's not like Winchester Community struggles in that department as they've averaged .331. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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