The Midland Trail Patriots will challenge the Cameron Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Midland Trail has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Midland Trail headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Richwood let them put that streak behind them. The Patriots blew past the Lumberjacks 23-11 on Wednesday. The Patriots not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 9, 2024.
Kolton Eades made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Eades was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Greg Cramer
| 04/09/25 @ Richwood | 6 |
| 04/26/24 vs Greenbrier West | 2 |
| 04/20/24 @ Paden City | 2 |
| 04/15/24 vs Independence | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Nicholas County | 1 |
In other batting news, Greg Cramer was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamison Swafford, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Midland Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .547. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cameron fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Clay-Battelle on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cee-Bees by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Dragons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cameron saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wes Starcher, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Starcher has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Soier Reed was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Midland Trail's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Cameron, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
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