Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Woodmore

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Woodmore ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers, sneaking past 6-4. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Calvin Lipstraw was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lipstraw was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Blane Overmeyer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Cole Potridge was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Wes Kayser also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Wildcats

Previous 3 Games

04/09/25 @ St. Mary Central Catholic	6-4
04/07/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic	5-4
04/04/25 @ Old Fort	11-2

The victory (which was Woodmore's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.

Coming up, Woodmore will challenge Margaretta at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Bucyrus at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Redmen have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.2 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.