Baseball Recap: Cumberland Valley Has No Trouble Against Cedar Cliff

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Chambersburg, Cumberland Valley was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cedar Cliff Colts with a sharp 8-2 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

Cumberland Valley got a great performance from Curtis Shinn as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Shinn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

Caden Lloyd

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/21/25 vs Cedar Cliff	3
03/28/25 vs Northern York	2
04/24/24 vs Red Land	2
04/22/24 @ Cedar Cliff	2
03/22/24 @ Northern York	2

On the hitting side, Caden Lloyd was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Crosby, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Cumberland Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Cumberland Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Cedar Cliff, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.

Coming up, Cumberland Valley is taking a road trip to take on Mechanicsburg at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cedar Cliff, they will host Manheim Township at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Colts' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Streaks have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.