Baseball Preview: Waite Indians vs. Start Spartans
The Waite Indians will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Start Spartans, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
Waite is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Bowsher on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 24-1 walloping at the hands of the BlueRacers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Waite in their matchups with Bowsher: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Start came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Rams onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Start might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Walentowski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Walentowski has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walentowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Start let Bryce Creecy and Jalyn Brown loose on the outfield. Creecy scored two runs and stole two bases, while Brown scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Creecy is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Bowman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Waite's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Start, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Waite might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Start in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walentowski, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Waite knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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