Baseball Recap: Western Reserve Blue Devils vs. Lowellville Rockets
Western Reserve had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lowellville Rockets as they made off with a 13-3 win. This was a revenge matchup for Western Reserve, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-2 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Brock Wellman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Wellman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Evan Slaven was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Connor Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Western Reserve has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-15 record this season. As for Lowellville, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-12.
Western Reserve will take on Badger at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Reserve knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Badger likes a good challenge. As for Lowellville, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mathews at 5:00 p.m.
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