The Berea-Midpark Titans will take on the Columbia Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Columbia took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Berea-Midpark, who comes in off a win.
Berea-Midpark's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Elyria. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Austin Mihalek
| 05/13/25 vs Elyria | 8 |
| 04/15/25 vs Midview | 5 |
| 05/08/25 vs Avon | 4 |
| 04/29/25 @ North Ridgeville | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Avon Lake | 4 |
Berea-Midpark got a great performance from Austin Mihalek as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Mihalek a new career-high.
At the plate, Nolan Samarin was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Aidan Litherland, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Berea-Midpark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elyria only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, Columbia fell victim to Keystone and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Wildcats. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Sorensen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for Berea-Midpark, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
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