Baseball Recap: Wapahani Extends Winning Streak to Four

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Randolph Southern	17
04/10/25 vs Wes-Del	17
05/01/25 vs Cowan	10
04/15/25 vs Eastbrook	10
04/23/25 @ Centerville	9

Wapahani extended their winning streak to four on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 9-4 in the process. They put the hurt on the Cowan Blackhawks with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Brock Zickgraf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Eli Andrews was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Grayson Acosta, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Wapahani always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cowan only posted an OBP of .263.

As for Cowan, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Cowan's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wapahani will take on Bluffton in a tournament on Saturday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Cowan, they will challenge Frankton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Blackhawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.