Baseball Recap: Winamac Has No Trouble Against Pioneer

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 vs Argos	20
04/18/25 vs Rensselaer Central	14
05/17/25 @ Pioneer	13
04/10/25 @ Argos	12
04/15/25 @ Culver Community	11

Winamac won the last time they faced Pioneer and things went their way on Saturday too. The Warriors were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Panthers. Considering the Warriors have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Cody Wheeler and Petyon Attinger did most of the damage at the plate: Wheeler got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Attinger went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Attinger has posted since back in April. Will Malchow was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Winamac and bumps their season record up to 14-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Pioneer, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-13.

Looking ahead, Winamac will venture away from home to face off against West Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Pioneer, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Culver Academies at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.