Baseball Recap: Wakeland Takes a Loss

If Wakeland was feeling good fresh off their 17-0 takedown of Newman Smith on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wolverines fell just short of the Highland Park Scots by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolverines of the 5-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2025.

Will Vetkoetter

Earned Runs

03/17/26 @ Highland Park	1
03/11/26 vs Newman Smith	0
03/05/26 vs Midway	1

Wakeland got a good showing from Will Vetkoetter, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Vetkoetter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cruz Veloz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Liegl, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Wakeland's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-7-2. As for Highland Park, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.

While Wakeland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.