The Midview Middies will venture away from home to challenge the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midview will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Midview was able to grind out a solid victory over Elyria, taking the game 7-4.
Benjamin Szczepanski and Kaiden Vogelpohl were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Szczepanski struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Vogelpohl tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Szczepanski also tossed a walk, which is notable because Midview is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-7 otherwise. At the plate, Szczepanski went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Vogelpohl went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. With that strong performance, Vogelpohl is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
Luke Jockel
| 04/28/26 @ Elyria | 3 |
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| 04/14/26 @ North Ridgeville | 1 |
| 04/06/26 @ Berea-Midpark | 1 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Jockel, who earned one RBI, two runs, and three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Cole Lowrie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Elyria Catholic came up short against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 10-5. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Royals: they've now lost four in a row.
Elyria Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Midview, their record now sits at 7-8.
Midview came out on top in a nail-biter against Elyria Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2025, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Middies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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