Baseball Recap: Wooster falls despite strong effort from Cooper Fuss

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 8:24pm

Baseball Recap: Wooster Colts vs. Truckee Wolverines

After a string of four wins, Wooster's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Truckee Wolverines by a score of 8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wooster of the 12-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.

Cooper Fuss put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fuss has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fuss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Jacob Watts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-5.

On Truckee's side, Colby Jitloff was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Nick Paulson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

Wooster now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Truckee, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Wooster will take on Hug at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wooster is facing Hug at the right time seeing as Hug is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Truckee, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Sparks, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Truckee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

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