Baseball Game Preview: Stevenson Spartans vs. Wayne Memorial Zebras

For the second straight game, Stevenson will face off against Wayne Memorial. The Spartans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Zebras at 4:30 p.m.

Stevenson's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Wayne Memorial 8-0. The Spartans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 15, 2024.

Caden Gawkowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Ben Machowicz

Hits (Career)

04/01/25 @ Wayne Memorial	3
05/22/24 @ Canton	1
05/17/24 vs Plymouth	1
04/27/24 vs Garden City	1
04/06/24 vs Huron	1

In other batting news, Ben Machowicz and Tasso Kotsogiannis did most of the damage at the plate: Machowicz scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Kotsogiannis scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those three hits gave Machowicz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Yatooma, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Stevenson took their victory against Wayne Memorial in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Zebras have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.