Baseball Recap: Plymouth Has No Trouble Against Berlin

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ Berlin	11
04/29/25 vs Ripon	10
04/03/25 vs Sheboygan Falls	10
04/04/25 vs Two Rivers	8
04/01/25 vs New Holstein	7

Plymouth barely beat Berlin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Indians on Tuesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Cole Kuhn made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Plymouth is undefeated when Kuhn posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-6 otherwise. Kuhn was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Neilitz, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Plymouth's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Aidan Demunck was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Plymouth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive contests.

The victory got Plymouth back to even at 6-6. As for Berlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.

Plymouth will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.