Baseball Recap: Canon-McMillan turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 4:09am

Baseball Recap: Canon-McMillan Big Macs vs. Baldwin Highlanders

Canon-McMillan's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Hempfield Area on Monday. The Canon-McMillan Big Macs put the hurt on the Baldwin Highlanders with a sharp 13-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Canon-McMillan considering their two-run performance the game before.

Canon-McMillan got a great performance from Sebastian Shulsky as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Shulsky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Ben Peterson was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Yeager, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

On Baldwin's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Ledbetter, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Canon-McMillan's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Baldwin, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Canon-McMillan beat Baldwin by a score of 10-0.

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