The baseball team celebrated its ten seniors on Tuesday night with a 10-2 victory over Salem. Seniors
Boston Mulinix,
Anthony Perry,
Charlie Biskup,
Dominic Fotheringham,
Collin Starcher,
Maddox Coleman,
Walker Poorbaugh,
Zack Pinkerton,
Trevor Minich, and
Dominic Springer all contributed in the victory which improves the Warriors record to 7-10 on the season and 3-5 in the EBC.
The Warriors built a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning as Mulinix and Perry led off the bottom of the inning with singles. Following a fielders choice, Fotheringham would double, knocking in Perry giving the Warriors a 1-0 lead. After a wild pitch scored Biskup, Coleman singled to right, plating Fotheringham for the 3-0 lead.
Salem managed to claw its way back into the game with two unearned runs, but in the bottom of the fourth the Warriors broke the game open. Perry again came up big with a two out RBI single, and after Biskup was hit by a pitch,
Jeremiah Thomas drove a 3-2 pitch into centerfield scoring Minich and Perry giving the Warriors a comfortable lead.
West Branch would tack on three more in the fifth to close out the scoring.
Perry finished 3-4 on the day with two runs and two RBI's. Also collecting hits for West Branch were
Drake Stryffeler,
Walker Poorbaugh, and Zach Pinkerton.
Perry picked up the win on the mound pitching five innings allowing two unearned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
Carter Thrasher pitched the final two innings allowing two hits and striking out two.
The Warriors will travel to Salem on Wednesday to close out the teams EBC series. First pitch is at 5 PM.