Baseball Recap: Palmyra Has No Trouble Against Camden

Palmyra waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Camden a 19-0 shutout. The match marked Palmyra's most dominant victory of the season.

Ian Smith and Nate Bachich were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Smith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bachich struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Smith went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and one double, while Bachich went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Bachich a new career-high.

Steven Peltz

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/25/25 vs Camden	4
04/16/25 vs Doane Academy	2
04/02/25 @ Westampton Tech	1
03/26/25 @ Doane Academy	1

In other batting news, Palmyra got a massive performance out of Steven Peltz, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Peltz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vaughan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Palmyra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Palmyra's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Camden, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmyra will challenge Mastery at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Warrior have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.75 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Camden, they will host Camden Academy Charter at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Camden Academy Charter has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something Camden will no doubt try to take advantage of.