Baseball Recap: Winnfield Tigers vs. Bogalusa Lumberjacks
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Winnfield had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bogalusa Lumberjacks by a score of 7-2. Winning may never get old, but Winnfield sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jacob Whisonant and Jake Hemphill made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Whisonant tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hemphill didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. At bat, Whisonant scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hemphill scored two runs and stole three bases.
In other batting news, Caplan Young was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aron Guerrero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Winnfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-15 record this season. As for Bogalusa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-10.
Winnfield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bogalusa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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