Baseball Recap: Sedgwick County Cougars vs. Weldon Valley Warriors
In what's become a running theme this season, Sedgwick County gave their fans yet another huge victory in Friday's second game. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over the Weldon Valley Warriors. Winning may never get old, but Sedgwick County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tate Renquist made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Renquist was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sedgwick County let Chris Loyd and Jaxon Carlson loose on the outfield. Loyd scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Carlson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Josh Kler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sedgwick County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs per game. As for Weldon Valley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Sedgwick County will look to defend their home field in Tuesday's first game against Yuma at 3:00 p.m. Yuma is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Weldon Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Briggsdale at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Briggsdale has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Weldon Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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