Baseball Recap: Solanco Extends Road Winning Streak to Four

On Wednesday Solanco's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Garden Spot Spartans. While the Golden Mules didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Chase Sensenig

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/26/25 @ Garden Spot	10
04/29/24 @ Lampeter-Strasburg	6
04/24/24 vs Ephrata	6
04/09/24 vs Elizabethtown	6
03/25/24 vs Donegal	3

Chase Sensenig was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-6.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Vilk, who scored a run while going 3-for-6. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Ayden Herr was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.

Solanco pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Garden Spot, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.

Solanco wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 9-0 loss against Octorara Area on the 28th. As for Garden Spot, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-1 defeat against Lampeter-Strasburg on the 28th.