
Blue Devils
04/22/25 vs Winchester Thurston | 9-3 |
04/15/25 @ Aquinas Academy | 16-1 |
04/14/25 vs Aquinas Academy | 9-0 |
04/07/25 @ St. Joseph | 7-0 |
04/07/25 vs St. Joseph | 13-1 |
+ 4 more games |
Leechburg waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past Winchester Thurston 9-3. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Mason Bertino and Chase Henry were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bertino kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Henry tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Bertino a new career-high. At the plate, Bertino went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Henry went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Garrett Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Logan Turiak also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Leechburg's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Winchester Thurston, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.
Leechburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Winchester Thurston: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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