Baseball Recap: Wiggins' Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Wiggins entered their tilt with Caliche on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Buffaloes 8-2. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 win the Buffaloes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

Marcus Steinbar

Stolen Base

03/31/25 vs Holyoke	4
04/01/25 vs Caliche	3
03/31/25 vs Holyoke	2
03/17/25 @ Platte Valley	1

Marcus Steinbar and Alex Tarango made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Steinbar struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Tarango struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Steinbar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Steinbar scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Tarango scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Steinbar is becoming a predictor of Wiggins' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Arath Carrazco and Cash Pape did most of the damage at the plate: Carrazco went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Pape scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That triple was Carrazco's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Flores, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

The victory got Wiggins back to even at 3-3. As for Caliche, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Wiggins will venture away from home to face off against Fort Lupton at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. As for Caliche, they will square off against Peetz at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Buffaloes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.