San Francisco Waldorf is 0-10 against The Bay School since May of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Breakers at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, San Francisco Waldorf made easy work of Gateway and carried off a 14-4 win. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Gators recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Sam Appel was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He has become a key player for San Francisco Waldorf: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 2-8 otherwise.
Emiliano Martinez-Ortiz
| 05/08/25 vs Gateway | 4 |
| 04/17/24 @ Gateway | 3 |
| 05/06/25 @ Gateway | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Drew | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs San Domenico | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emiliano Martinez-Ortiz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Luciano Girouard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
San Francisco Waldorf always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gateway only posted an OBP of .423.
Meanwhile, while The Bay School put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Drew. The Breakers blew past the Dragons 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Breakers.
The Bay School got a massive performance out of Nate Won, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Won's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Terje Steele, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
The Bay School's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for San Francisco Waldorf, their record now sits at 5-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. San Francisco Waldorf has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like The Bay School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
San Francisco Waldorf suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to The Bay School in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
