Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Mcdowell

Trojans

Previous Games

04/29/26 vs Erie	13-3
04/27/26 @ Warren	19-1
04/23/26 vs Harbor Creek	12-4
04/22/26 vs Cathedral Prep	8-7
04/20/26 vs General McLane	6-2
+ 3 more games

McDowell waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Erie Royals 13-3. Considering the Trojans have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Gaven Chaffee spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.

At the plate, McDowell got a massive performance out of Colton Orlando, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The Trojans are undefeated when Orlando posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Joseph Stephan was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

McDowell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erie only posted an OBP of .208.

McDowell's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Erie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. McDowell will take on rival Warren at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Erie is set to face off against their familiar foe Harbor Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.