Baseball Game Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Elk Grove Grenadiers

The Wheeling Wildcats will square off against the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Wheeling took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Schaumburg a 15-0 shutout. The Wildcats not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 5th (when they won 16-1).

Meanwhile, Elk Grove earned a 6-2 victory over Conant on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Grenadiers have won by exactly four runs.

The team relied heavily on Myles Schwartz, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Otano, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Elk Grove and bumps their season record up to 5-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Wheeling, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.

Wheeling couldn't quite get it done against Elk Grove when the teams last played on Monday as they fell 7-3. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.