Baseball Recap: West Middlesex Has No Trouble Against Sharpsville

Big Reds

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ Reynolds	15
03/26/25 vs Jamestown	15
03/18/25 @ Cochranton	15
03/19/25 vs Eisenhower	10
05/07/25 vs Sharpsville	7

West Middlesex hadn't done well against Sharpsville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Big Reds were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Blue Devils. The result was nothing new for the Big Reds, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Kyle Gilson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because West Middlesex is 6-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Gilson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Zec, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That stolen base was his first of the season.

West Middlesex has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sharpsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.

Coming up, West Middlesex will square off against Mercer at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Big Reds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mustangs have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Sharpsville, they will challenge Greenville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blue Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season.