Baseball Game Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Oberlin Phoenix

By Team Reports May 7, 2025, 12:51am

Baseball Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Oberlin Phoenix

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Previous 6 Games

04/15/25 - Home16-6 W
03/28/19 - Away21-0 W
05/04/18 - Home16-6 W
04/19/17 - Away16-7 W
04/27/16 - Home8-3 W
04/16/15 - Away9-6 W

Keystone has gone a perfect 6-0 against Oberlin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. Keystone's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Oberlin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Keystone will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Clearview on Monday. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Clippers a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Oberlin hadn't done well against Clearview recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Phoenix came out on top against the Clippers by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Phoenix.

Drew Walter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has become a key player for Oberlin: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-10 otherwise. Walter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ehab Abuhamda, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Julian Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Oberlin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clearview only posted a batting average of .231.

Keystone's record is now 14-2. As for Oberlin, their record now sits at 4-11.

Keystone took their win against Oberlin when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 16-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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