Game #21 & #22
Franciscan (5-15 | 2-8 PAC) vs. Thiel (5-20 | 2-8 PAC) 
Saturday, April 11th | 1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Vaccaro Field | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- The Barons split a doubleheader with Kent State Tuscarawas on Thursday. 
- Pitcher Holden Armstrong earned his first win of the season as the Barons battled in the 6-4 victory. 
- The Barons recorded 19 hits on the day, with four doubles. 
- The Barons will host the Thiel Tomcats in their PAC matchup at home Saturday. 

Scouting the Tomcats
- The Tomcats have two wins in the PAC after losing two to Allegheny on Wednesday. 
- Batting .250 as a team, the Tomcats are currently 10th in the PAC for batting average. 
- Playing and starting all 24 games for the Tomcats, senior Calvin Cackowski is batting .312 with 24 hits, five doubles, seven home runs, and 26 RBIs. 
- In the 2025 season, the Tomcats went 14-27 overall with a 10-9 record in the PAC.

Matchup History
- The Barons are 4-7 in matchups against the Tomcats since the 2021 season. 
- The Barons took a 16-6 win against the Tomcats last season. 
- Having 15 hits in game one, the Barons recorded two doubles and a home run to earn the win. 

Look Around the League


Peffer Polishing His Swing
- Nicolas Peffer hit .500 in both games against the Golden Eagles. 
- With four hits, Peffer recorded his first triple of the season and four RBIs on the day. 
- Peffer currently leads the Barons in total bases with 44 and slugging percentage with .537. 

Doubles All Around
- The Barons recorded four doubles in Thursday's doubleheader. 
- Holden Armstrong and Matteo Lindia both earned one in game one. Armstrong went 2-for-3 in the game with two RBIs. 
- Josiah Bodie and Evan White also recorded a double in game two. White went 3-for-5 on the day with two RBIs. 

Pitching the Win
- Harold Gildehaus started on the mound for the Barons, pitching four innings and only allowing one earned run. 
- Zavier Zografos pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. 
- Holden Armstrong held the Golden Eagles in the eighth inning, earning the win. 
- Josiah Bodie recorded his second save of the season, pitching in the ninth to secure the Barons win. 

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