Baseball Recap: Wood Wildcats vs. Vanden Vikings
Wood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-8 walloping at the hands of the Vanden Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wood of the 13-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Daniel Fiscal and Elijah Olsen did some serious damage despite the final result: Fiscal scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Olsen scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tristan Drummond, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Vanden's side, Rhyan Solomon-King looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Vanden got a massive performance out of Jack Tranchina, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Austin Hammerschmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Wood's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Vanden, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-5.
While Wood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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