Baseball Recap: Cameron County picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 9:16am

Baseball Recap: Cameron County Raiders vs. Oswayo Valley Green Wave

Cameron County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Oswayo Valley Green Wave as the Cameron County Raiders made off with a 19-1 win. That 18 run margin sets a new team best for Cameron County this season.

Ryan Shaffer and Josh Beer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Shaffer tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Beer didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. At the plate, Shaffer scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Beer scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Shaffer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

In other batting news, Cameron County let Jesop Farabaugh and Anthony Mastriania loose on the outfield. Farabaugh got on base in three of his five plate appearances with five RBI, a run, and a double, while Mastriania scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Trumpie, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

On Oswayo Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wood, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Wiley, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Cameron County pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Oswayo Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Cameron County will head out on the road to face off against Coudersport at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cameron County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Coudersport's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oswayo Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Smethport at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oswayo Valley is facing Smethport at the right time seeing as Smethport is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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