Baseball Recap: Perkins Has No Trouble Against Clyde

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Fostoria	18
03/29/25 vs Ontario	12
04/10/25 @ Lorain	8
04/23/25 vs Clyde	7

Perkins barely beat Clyde the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates put the hurt on the Fliers with a sharp 13-6 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Sam Schweinfurth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Talon Walton and Blake Parker did most of the damage at the plate: Walton went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs, while Parker got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Parker a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Souter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Perkins is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Clyde, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Perkins will welcome Eastwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Eagles a five-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for Clyde, they will host Bellevue at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.