Baseball Recap: Rittman Wins Going Away Against Lincoln West

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Lincoln West	16
04/04/25 @ Clearview	15
04/12/25 vs Crestline	10
04/12/25 vs Crestline	10
04/07/25 vs Smithville	10

Rittman never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over the Lincoln West Wolverines. Considering the Indians have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Christian DuBiel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, Rittman got a massive performance out of Joey Schimpf, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Carson Smith, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Rittman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Rittman and bumps their season record up to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Lincoln West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rittman will take on Hillsdale at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln West, they will challenge Lawrence Upper at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.