Baseball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Wayne Hits the Road

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 2:34am

Baseball Preview: Fort Wayne Wayne Generals vs. Woodlan Warriors

The Fort Wayne Wayne Generals will head out on the road to square off against the Woodlan Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Fort Wayne Wayne fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Bellmont on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 6-5.

Fort Wayne Wayne saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Berkey, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Duncan Keirns, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Woodlan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to DeKalb.

Even though they lost, Woodlan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DeKalb only tossed three.

Fort Wayne Wayne's record now sits at 2-7. As for Woodlan, their record now sits at 5-9.

Fort Wayne Wayne came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodlan in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodlan's Austin Snyder, who struck out six batters over 7.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Fort Wayne Wayne to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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