Baseball Recap: Musselman Has No Trouble Against Moorefield

Applemen

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Berkeley Springs	18
04/30/25 @ Moorefield	13
04/23/25 vs GVCS Broadfording	10
04/18/25 vs Greenbrier East	10
04/03/25 vs Berkeley Springs	8

Musselman's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Moorefield Yellow Jackets as they made off with a 15-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Applemen, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Will Polvinale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Musselman is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 7-11 otherwise. Polvinale was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryder Ganse, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt McClintock, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.

Musselman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Moorefield, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.

Musselman will head out to take on Hedgesville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Applemen's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Moorefield, they will square off against Tygarts Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.