Baseball Game Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Hoffman Estates Hawks

For the second straight game, Wheeling will face off against Hoffman Estates. The Wildcats will welcome the Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Wheeling came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Hoffman Estates by a score of 6-4 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since March 25th.

For Hoffman Estates' part, the team relied heavily on Luis Tobella, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one double. Those four hits gave Tobella a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chucho Villegas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Hoffman Estates was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Wheeling has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Hoffman Estates, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-20 record.