Baseball Recap: Elk County Catholic Makes It Three in a Row at Home

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

05/11/26 @ Smethport	15
04/13/26 @ Johnsonburg	15
04/10/26 @ Brookville	13
05/14/26 @ Clarion Area	12
05/15/26 @ Cameron County	11

It's playoff time, and Elk County Catholic had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Matthew Gilmore, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Claysburg-Kimmel off the board. Gilmore has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Chase Simbeck was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Frankie Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.

Elk County Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-8.

Coming up, Elk County Catholic will challenge Eden Christian Academy on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 2.3, Eden Christian Academy 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Claysburg-Kimmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.