Baseball Recap: Buffalo Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Buffalo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Chapmanville Regional Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Bison: when they faced off against the Tigers back in March, they had to take a 6-0 loss.

Luca Signorini

Runs

04/23/25 @ Chapmanville Regional	2
04/21/25 vs Ravenswood	2
04/11/25 vs Hannan	2
04/22/25 @ Winfield	1
04/16/25 vs Nitro	1
+ 1 more games

Evan Panaro and Luca Signorini made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Panaro tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Signorini struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Panaro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Panaro went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Signorini went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Signorini has become a key player for Buffalo: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Caiden Craig was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four RBI and one double. Buffalo is undefeated when Craig posts three or more hits, but 5-8 otherwise. Hunter Rutan was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

Buffalo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive contests.

Buffalo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Chapmanville Regional, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Coming up, Buffalo will face off against Roane County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chapmanville Regional, they will square off against Ripley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.