Baseball Game Preview: Wakefield Wolverines vs. Rolesville Rams

The Wakefield Wolverines will take on the Rolesville Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Wakefield's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Rolesville has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Wakefield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Panther Creek on Wednesday as Wakefield made off with a 15-4 victory. With that win, the Wolverines brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Blake Waltman

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/19/25 vs Panther Creek	6
03/10/25 vs Franklinton	2
04/17/24 @ Athens Drive	2
03/13/24 @ East Chapel Hill	2
04/30/24 vs Knightdale	1

Blake Waltman looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.

At the plate, Wakefield let Eli Gross and Mikey Katz run wild. Gross went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI, while Katz scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That triple was Gross' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Blackburn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Wakefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Rolesville came up short against Wakefield on Tuesday and fell 6-2.

Rolesville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Liriano, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Wakefield's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Rolesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Rolesville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wakefield has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .432. It's a different story for Rolesville, though, as they've only averaged .306. Will they be able to contain Wakefield's hitters?

Wakefield beat Rolesville 6-2 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Does Wakefield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rolesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.