Baseball Recap: Wheelersburg Now 7-2 over Last Nine Games

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Central Crossing	16
04/12/25 @ Central Crossing	16
04/18/25 @ Northwest	14
04/19/25 @ Eastern	11
04/09/25 @ Portsmouth West	10

Wheelersburg won the last time they faced Eastern and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pirates blew past the Warriors 12-1. Considering the Pirates have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Brady Doss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Jack Picklesimer and Cooper Heimbach did most of the damage at the plate: Picklesimer went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Heimbach went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Heimbach a new career-high. Brody Wilburn also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Wheelersburg is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.

Coming up, Wheelersburg will face off against Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eastern, they will take on North Adams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors are facing the Green Devils at the right time seeing as the Green Devils are stuck on a four-game losing streak.