Baseball Recap: Union Springs picks up sixth straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 2:08pm

Baseball Recap: Union Springs Wolves vs. Tioga Tigers

Union Springs put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Tioga Tigers 11-1. Considering Union Springs has won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Jack Walters made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Walters has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Walters was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

In other batting news, Aaron Johnson and Carter Botindari did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Botindari scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Union Springs' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Tioga, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Union Springs will be playing at home against Weedsport at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Union Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Weedsport's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Tioga does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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