Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints vs. Fort Wayne Wayne Generals
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals with a sharp 8-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brayton Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paul Baumgartner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Caden Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
On Fort Wayne Wayne's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Durnell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will be playing at home against South Bend St. Joseph at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. South Bend St. Joseph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they will be playing at home against Fort Wayne Snider at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Wayne Wayne has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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