St. Marys proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Clay County Panthers 4-2.
Casey Burkhammer
| 04/19/25 vs Clay County | 13 |
| 03/28/25 vs Valley | 10 |
| 04/15/25 @ Ritchie County | 9 |
| 03/24/25 vs Magnolia | 8 |
| 03/22/25 vs Belpre | 5 |
Casey Burkhammer was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. He has become a key player for St. Marys: the team is 3-0-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 3-11 otherwise. Burkhammer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted over his last ten matches.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Bullman, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of St. Marys' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-1 (and 1-10-1 when he doesn't).
St. Marys is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Clay County, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-6.
Coming up, St. Marys will head out on the road to square off against Williamstown at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clay County, they will be playing at home against Capital at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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