Baseball Game Preview: York Wildcats vs. Wells Warriors

By Team Reports May 22, 2026, 10:50pm

Baseball Preview: York Wildcats vs. Wells Warriors

York is 9-1 against Wells since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Warriors at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

York took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Old Orchard Beach as they made off with an 11-3 win. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Robbie Hanscom

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/22/26 vs Old Orchard Beach6
05/04/26 @ Lake Region3
05/14/25 vs Greely2
04/27/26 vs Greely1

Robbie Hanscom made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of York's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, York got a big performance out of Sam Jancovic, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Orrin Culp Dechant was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

York always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Old Orchard Beach only posted an OBP of .300.

Meanwhile, Wells was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Yarmouth.

Colin Vaillancourt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was AJ Pelletier, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for York, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-7 record.

York skirted past Wells 4-3 when the teams last played on May 1st. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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