Baseball Recap: Woodmore Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/29/25 @ Northwood	17
04/17/25 vs Port Clinton	16
04/30/25 @ St. Joseph Central Catholic	13
04/12/25 vs Cardinal Stritch	11
04/14/25 vs Danbury	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oak Harbor, Woodmore was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks a 13-0 shutout. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by nine runs or more this season.

Calvin Lipstraw was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games.

In other batting news, Blane Overmeyer and Wes Kayser did most of the damage at the plate: Overmeyer went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Kayser went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two RBI gave Overmeyer a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Donley, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.

Woodmore is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-12-1.

Coming up, Woodmore will host St. Mary Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, they will challenge Danbury at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crimson Streaks are facing the Lakers at the right time seeing as the Lakers are stuck on a five-game losing streak.