Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne South Side Triumphs

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Wayne South Side had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals 2-0. The win continues a trend for the Archers in their matchups with the Generals: they've now won six in a row.

Drew Pancake

Base on Balls Against

05/28/25 vs Fort Wayne Wayne	2
05/23/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	1
05/15/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider	1
05/08/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	1
05/03/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	1
+ 2 more games

Not much got past Drew Pancake, who gave up just three hits to keep Fort Wayne Wayne off the board. Pancake has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Fort Wayne South Side's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Corte Wallace, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Dom Peterson was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Fort Wayne South Side hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive matches.

Fort Wayne South Side's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.

As of now, neither Fort Wayne South Side nor Fort Wayne Wayne have any future games scheduled.