Baseball Recap: Perkins Takes Down Benedictine in a Playoff Battle

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Fostoria	18
03/29/25 vs Ontario	12
05/30/25 vs Clear Fork	10
05/29/25 vs Clear Fork	10
05/07/25 @ Norwalk	10

Perkins extended their postseason success on Friday against Benedictine. They put the hurt on the Bengals with a sharp 10-4 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.

Talon Walton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Perkins let Dylan Crabtree and Bryce Davie run wild. Crabtree went 3-for-4 with six stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Davie got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave Davie a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Parker, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

Perkins has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Benedictine, they moved to 15-12 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Perkins nor the Bengals have any future games scheduled.