05/12/2026
Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots Beat Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs On Powerful Performance From London Fankhouser
By GameChanger Media
London Fankhouser hit two home runs and drove in five as Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots defeated Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs 22-1 on Monday at Wheeling Park High School. Fankhouser homered in the fourth and first innings.
Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots won thanks in part to 12 runs in the second inning. Grace Klein singled, scoring one run, Alivia West singled, scoring one run, Kylah Cunningham homered to center field, scoring three runs, Mikaylah Alderman singled, scoring one run, Grace Tamburin singled, scoring two runs, Brenna Tipton singled, scoring one run, West grounded out, scoring one run, Harmony Bittner drew a walk, scoring one run, and Alderman lined out, scoring one run.
Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs got on the board in the first inning after E Bowers singled, scoring one run.
Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first when West hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run, Alderman hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run, and Fankhouser homered to center field, scoring two runs.
Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots scored six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. West singled, scoring one run, Bittner singled, scoring one run, Alderman singled, scoring one run, and Fankhouser homered to left field, scoring three runs.
Fankhouser earned the win for Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots. The hurler allowed one hit and one run over two innings, striking out four and walking one. M. Rogers began the game for Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs. The starter allowed eight hits and 11 runs (six earned) over one inning, striking out one and walking one. Bittner and Alderman each came on in relief for Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots and shutdown Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs.
Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots collected 18 hits in the game. Fankhouser and Tipton each collected three hits for Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots. Cunningham, Bittner, West, Tamburin, and Alderman each collected multiple hits for Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots. Cunningham led Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, collecting five walks for the game. Wheeling Park Varsity Patriots turned one double play in the game.
T Sanabaria set the tone at the top of the lineup, leading Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs with two hits in two at bats. Bowers went 1-for-2 at the plate and led the team with one run batted in. Sanabaria stole two bases. Martinsburg Varsity Bulldogs turned one double play in the game.
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