Baseball Recap: Western Wayne Wildcats vs. Lake-Lehman Knights
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Western Wayne ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Lake-Lehman Knights out 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Ethan Grodack and Alex Decandis did most of the damage at the plate: Grodack scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Decandis scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lance Maiocco, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances.
On Lake-Lehman's side, Fionn Ellis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Evan Kaiser stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Sholtis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Lake-Lehman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Western Wayne now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lake-Lehman, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Western Wayne will head out on the road to take on Pine Grove at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lake-Lehman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Holy Redeemer at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake-Lehman will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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