Baseball Game Recap: Wasatch Wasps vs. Salem Hills Skyhawks

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 5:05pm

Baseball Recap: Wasatch Wasps vs. Salem Hills Skyhawks

Wasatch fell victim to Salem Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 14-0 loss to the Salem Hills Skyhawks might stick with them for a while. Wasatch has not had much luck with Salem Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Wasatch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Mahoney, who went 2-for-2 with a double.

On Salem Hills' side, Kaleb Holman made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Holman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Dagen Gammell was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aiden Haskell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Wasatch's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Salem Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.

While Wasatch had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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