Baseball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Wayne Generals vs. Manchester Squires

Generals

Runs

04/29/25 @ Fort Wayne South Side	3
04/26/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	2
04/24/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	3
04/23/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side	29
04/22/25 @ Fort Wayne Canterbury	8
+ 4 more games

The Fort Wayne Wayne Generals are taking a road trip to square off against the Manchester Squires at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Fort Wayne Wayne is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 7-3 to Fort Wayne South Side.

Fort Wayne Wayne saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Manchester came up short against Eastern on Thursday and fell 16-13. The Squires have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ethan Hendrix was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. Manchester is 3-1 when Hendrix posts three or more RBI, but 5-6 otherwise. Reiss Gaerte also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Wayne Wayne has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Manchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Fort Wayne Wayne couldn't quite get it done against Manchester in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 18-13. Can the Generals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.