Baseball Recap: Celina Beats New Knoxville for Their Fourth Straight Win

Celina came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the New Knoxville Rangers 17-2.

Chance Miller

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/14/25 @ New Knoxville	3
04/07/25 vs Fort Loramie	2
05/05/25 @ Defiance	1
04/12/25 vs Columbus Grove	1

Chance Miller made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. That home run was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Nick Steinbrunner was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Celina: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 5-9 otherwise. Brodee Schulte-Arnold was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three runs.

Celina always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory got Celina back to even at 10-10. As for New Knoxville, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-12.

Celina has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Ansonia on the 15th. As for New Knoxville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-3 loss against Parkway on the 15th.