Baseball Recap: Westerville North Warriors vs. Columbus Academy Vikings
On Wednesday, the Westerville North Warriors got the win against the Columbus Academy Vikings by a conclusive 15-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Westerville North.
Austin Heminger made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Heminger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Westerville North got a great performance from Luke Eash as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Caleb Williams and Emerson Mason did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Mason scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Evan Pate, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Westerville North's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Westerville North will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Newark at 5:00 p.m. As for Columbus Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Liberty Union at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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