Albion nips Pavilion in 18U diamond contest

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 18 June 2025 at 4:41 pm

An unearned run midway through the game proved to be the difference as Albion nipped host Pavilion 2-1 in an 18U baseball game Tuesday evening.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Albion regained the lead for good by scoring a run in the fourth inning as Chastin Styer reached on a dropped third strike, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a passed ball.

Albion’s other run came in the first inning on singles by Elliott Trapiss and Gavin Boyce. Trapiss had 2 hits on the day.

Pavilion tied the game with a run on an error in the second inning.

Nate Gibson and Omer Fugate shared the pitching duties for Albion giving up a combined total of 5 hits with 11 strikeouts.

Now at 2-0., Albion next hosts Alden on Thursday.