Baseball Recap: Connellsville Makes It Five in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Connellsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Albert Gallatin Colonials with a sharp 18-3 win on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Falcons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Matthew Firestone made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Firestone was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other pitching news, Tyler McDowell looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).

Back at the plate, Connellsville got a massive performance out of Grayden Gillott, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Linkon Keller, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Connellsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Albert Gallatin only posted an OBP of .450.

Falcons

Previous 5 Games (Home)

03/21/25 vs Albert Gallatin	18-3
03/18/25 vs Uniontown	13-2
05/08/24 vs Baldwin	5-3
05/02/24 vs Albert Gallatin	11-3
05/01/24 vs Peters Township	4-2

Connellsville's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Albert Gallatin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Connellsville will face off against Laurel Highlands at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Albert Gallatin, they will head out to square off against West Mifflin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Albert Gallatin's pitchers better be ready for this one: West Mifflin has averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.