Baseball Game Preview: Alamo Heights Mules vs. Wagner Thunderbirds
By Team Reports
Apr 24, 2025, 1:36am
Baseball Preview: Alamo Heights Mules vs. Wagner Thunderbirds
For the second straight game, Alamo Heights will face off against Wagner. The Mules will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Alamo Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Alamo Heights will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Wagner on Tuesday. The Mules blew past the Thunderbirds 21-8. The Mules' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Davis Zunker looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.

Luke Spielhagen
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At the plate, Luke Spielhagen was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Yul Salaburu, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Alamo Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .531. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Wagner has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. As for Alamo Heights, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17-1.
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