Baseball Recap: Wiley Panthers vs. Springfield Longhorns
It was a good run, but Wiley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Springfield Longhorns. Wiley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Springfield apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Tuesday.
Wiley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Pearson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Pearson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Mauch, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Springfield's side, Jorey Billings was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Billings was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Henry Wright, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Kaydon Evans was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Wiley now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-12 record this season.
Wiley is on the road again on Friday to play Granada at 3:00 p.m. Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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