Baseball Recap: Slinger Gets the Win

By Team Reports May 9, 2026, 1:22am

Baseball Recap: Slinger Owls vs. Port Washington Pirates

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Homestead, Slinger was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Port Washington Pirates 6-5. The victory continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won eight in a row.

Payton Tennies

Doubles (Career)

05/08/26 vs Port Washington2
05/05/26 vs Homestead1
05/02/26 vs Arrowhead1
04/22/26 vs Whitefish Bay1
06/10/25 vs Beaver Dam1

Payton Tennies was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Grady Mechenich also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Slinger's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Port Washington, they now have a losing record of 8-9.

Coming up, Slinger will square off against Grafton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Port Washington, they will challenge Plymouth at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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