Baseball Recap: Winthrop Wins Going Away Against Maine Central Institute

Ramblers

Margin (Wins)

05/05/25 vs Madison	14
04/30/25 vs Oak Hill	10
04/23/25 vs Boothbay	10
05/14/25 @ Maine Central Institute	8

Winthrop owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Maine Central Institute Huskies as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Considering the Ramblers have won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Trent Collin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Winthrop is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Collin was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.

In other batting news, Jaxon August and Braden Branagan did most of the damage at the plate: August earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base, while Branagan went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Branagan is becoming a predictor of Winthrop's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).

The win got Winthrop back to even at 5-5. As for Maine Central Institute, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winthrop will take on Monmouth Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Ramblers will need to watch out since the Mustangs have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Maine Central Institute, they will challenge Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.