Baseball Recap: Service Gets the Win

Service extended their postseason success on Friday against Eagle River. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Wolves. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Wolves last Friday, they had to take a 4-3 loss.

Rilen Niclai

Batters Struck Out

06/06/25 vs Eagle River	11
05/17/25 vs Chugiak	15
05/09/25 @ Eagle River	9
04/26/25 vs Eagle River	9
04/23/25 @ Soldotna	5
04/19/25 @ Chugiak	7

Rilen Niclai was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Martindale, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May.

Service is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 20-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Eagle River, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-4-2 record.

As of now, neither Service nor the Wolves have any future games scheduled.