Baseball Recap: St. Mary Central Catholic Beats New Riegel for Their Third Straight Win

St. Mary Central Catholic hadn't done well against New Riegel recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Blue Jackets 6-5. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 win the Blue Jackets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Will Bruni spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.

Austin Gill

Runs

04/23/25 vs New Riegel	2
04/22/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic	2
04/21/25 @ Lakota	2
04/12/25 vs Sandusky	2
04/01/25 @ St. Paul	2
+ 2 more games

On the hitting side, St. Mary Central Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Gill, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Gill has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise.

The win (which was St. Mary Central Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 9-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for New Riegel, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

St. Mary Central Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Riegel: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.