Wasps
| 05/13/25 @ Bellows Falls | 8 |
| 05/03/25 @ White River Valley | 5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Fair Haven | 12 |
| 04/24/25 vs Springfield | 14 |
| 04/22/25 @ West Rutland | 11 |
| 04/19/25 @ Leland & Gray | 5 |
The Woodstock Wasps will take on the Windsor Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Woodstock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Woodstock is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Bellows Falls, who was ranked 13th at the time (Woodstock was ranked 11th). The Wasps fell just short of the Terriers by a score of 9-8 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Wasps in their meetings with the Terriers: they've now lost six in a row.
Riley O'Neal was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. O'Neal was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
In other batting news, Raymond Petrone was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Aksel Oates was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Windsor, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They had just enough and edged out Springfield 9-7.
Like Woodstock, Windsor also got a great game from a two-way player: Alden Weld. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Weld was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Mike Lopez and Tristen Merrill did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Merrill went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That stolen base was Lopez's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Landon Berrio, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Windsor's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6-1. As for Woodstock, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Windsor's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Woodstock has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Windsor, though, as they've been averaging 10.1 hits. Given Woodstock's sizable advantage in that area, the Yellowjackets will need to find a way to close that gap.
Woodstock took their victory against Windsor when the teams last played back in June of 2024 by a conclusive 11-2 score. Do the Wasps have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
