Baseball Game Recap: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. University Hawks

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 4:20pm

Recap: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. University Hawks

Wheeling Park's 21-8 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-3 walloping at the hands of the University Hawks on Wednesday. Wheeling Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For University's part, Brodee Latocha was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Latocha was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.

In other batting news, University got a massive performance out of Mason Chaney, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Wenkai Campbell was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Wheeling Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for University, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Wheeling Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Parkersburg at 5:00 p.m. on March 28th. As for University, they will head out on the road to square off against Parkersburg South at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. University's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Parkersburg South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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