Baseball Recap: Whitko Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 17, 2025, 1:29pm

Baseball Recap: Whitko Wildcats vs. South Adams Starfires

Whitko started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against South Adams. They came up short against the Starfires on Saturday, falling 16-4. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Riley Harman

Runs Batted In

04/14/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side6
05/06/25 vs Argos5
05/17/25 vs South Adams3
04/16/25 @ Wawasee3
04/30/25 @ Lewis Cass2
+ 6 more games

Riley Harman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Whitko's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 3-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Hunter Long also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Whitko's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for South Adams, their win bumped their record up to 4-16.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Starfires beat Whitko by a score of 9-8 later that day.

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