Baseball Recap: Wiregrass Ranch Bulls vs. Sunlake Seahawks
Wiregrass Ranch won the last time they faced Sunlake, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Sunlake Seahawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wiregrass Ranch.
Logan Voelz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wiregrass Ranch's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mike Kazmorck, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Sunlake's side, Nick Schwartz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sunlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Merriman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Wiregrass Ranch pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Sunlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wiregrass Ranch will square off against Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sunlake, they will head out on the road to challenge Pasco at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pasco is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
