Alma came out on top against Greenville on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Panthers took their match against the Yellow Jackets 7-2. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 8-0 win the Yellow Jackets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Ethan Helinski
| 05/02/25 vs Glenn | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Bridgeport | 3 |
| 05/10/25 @ Greenville | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Glenn | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Central | 2 |
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Ethan Helinski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over seven innings pitched. Helinski was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Alma's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Gideon Sacco was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Brennen Palmer was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
Alma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Greenville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11.
Coming up, Alma will face off against Durand at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Greenville, they will challenge Ionia at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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